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COVER STORY | Pragati Platform
PROJECT
Bogibeel Rail-cum-Road Bridge
over the Brahmaputra River
Sanction Date PRAGATI Date Bogibeel Bridge: Assam-
March 1997 May 27, 2015 Arunachal’s New Lifeline
The Bogibeel Bridge project in Assam was approved in
Inauguration 1997 and completed in 2018 after a delay of two decades.
Cost
₹5,920 Prime Minister Narendra Modi lThis is the country’s first bridge made
crore December 25, 2018 entirely of steel. Built at a height of more
than 30 metres above water, this bridge
is also an example of engineering and
This bridge over the Brahmaputra River technical prowess.
Benefits between Dibrugarh and Dhemaji districts lThe 4.94-kilometre-long Bogibeel Bridge
of Assam is economically and strategically
has reduced the distance from Dhemaji
important for the nation.
to Dibrugarh to just 100 kilometres.
Previously, it was 500 kilometres, which
It is not just a bridge, but a lifeline took 24 hours to cover.
connecting the lives of millions of people lThis is the country’s longest rail-cum-road
in the region. It has reduced the distance bridge, with a road above and a railway
between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh below. Demand for the Bogibeel Bridge
and relieved people from many hardships. had been growing since 1965. It is built of
30 lakh bags of cement and there are 39
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
girders spanning 125 metres.
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