Guwahati, May 26 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated India's longest river bridge Dhola-Sadiya bridge over Brahmaputra in Assam.
which is situated around 100 kms from the McMahon line separating India and China.
Built on the Brahmaputra river and known as the Dhola-Sadiya bridge, it will help in reducing travel time for around civilians of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh by over 5 hours.
According to the reports, the 9.15 km long bridge is capacity of carrying the weight of a 60 tonne battle tank and will help development in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
The bridge reduced distance from Rupai in Assam to Roing in Arunachal Pradesh by 165 km.
The bridge was constructed by Navayuga Engineering Co Ltd is 3.55 km longer than the sea link over the Mahim Bay in Mumbai.
According to the reports, the bridge will save transport fuel worth Rs 10 lakh per day in the region.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
