India's longest river bridge with a total length of 19.3 kilometers will be built on Brahmaputra river in Assam.
a. Ganga
b. Yamuna
c. Kaveri
d. Brahmaputra
- This bridge will connect Dhubri of Assam to Fulbarani of Meghalaya.
- This bridge will reduce the distance between these two places by 203 kms and also travel time.
- At present, India's largest river bridge is Dhola-Sadia bridge, its length is 9.15 kilometers.
Details:
- This bridge will have a total length of 19.3 kilometers and will be four-lane.
- Its construction will be completed by 2026-27.
- Japanese Finance Agency (JICA) has approved the loan for this project as part of road infrastructure improvement package in the north-east after assessing the economic benefit of the big project.
- At present, the road connecting Assam and Meghalaya is about 200 kilometers long.
- This bridge will reduce travel time to 15-20 minutes to cross the river after it becomes operational from two and a half hours.
- The two northeastern states of Assam and Meghalaya will be connected by NH127B with the help of this bridge.
- On completion, this bridge will push economic activities and development on both sides of the river.
- It will also improve connectivity from West Bengal to Assam.
Question:
Q. India's longest river bridge with a total length of 19.3 kilometers will be built on which river?a. Ganga
b. Yamuna
c. Kaveri
d. Brahmaputra
