Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India’s longest, ready to use river bridge - the Dhola-Sadia Bridge in Assam.
In 2016, ADB signed a USD 500 million loan with GoI to build a 9.8 km long road bridge across River Ganga, which will become the longest river bridge in the country upon construction. This bridge will improve connectivity between north and south Bihar.
The construction of Dhola Sadiya bridge began in 2011. The cost of the project is about INR 2056 crores.
Dhola-Sadia Bridge is a three lane bridge stretching 9.15 kilometre built over river Lohit, which is a tributary of the Brahmaputra river. the bride was built by Navayuga Engineering Co. Ltd.
The bridge will connect Sadia, which is 540 Km from Guwahati and Dhola, 300 Km from Itanagar.
Bandra Worli Sea Link The Dhola-Sadiya bridge is 3.55 km longer than the Bandra–Worli Sea Link in Mumbai which is the third largest bridge in the country.
Ganga Bridge In 2016, ADB signed a USD 500 million loan with GoI to build a 9.8 km long road bridge across River Ganga. This will improve transport connectivity between northern and southern parts of Bihar besides linking the capital city of the state. This is currently India's longest river bridge, announced.
| Ganga River Bridge | 9.8 km |
| Dhola-Sadia River Bridge | 9.15km |
| Bandra Worli Sealink | 5.6 km |
Dhola-Sadia Bridge: Know More- The bridge has been designed to withstand the weight of 60-tonne battle tanks.
- This will be the only bridge in the region that will be strong enough to withstand the travel of tanks to Tinsukia, a place from where Indian troops usually enter Arunachal.
- Road connectivity between Dhola to Sadia will boost overall economic development of the areas north of Brahmaputra in upper Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
- The bridge fills a huge connectivity gap that existed in the north east region. Till now, the only means to cross this location was a ferry travel which was not possible during floods.
- The construction of the bridge will reduce the distance from Rupai on NH- 37 in Assam to Meka-Roing on NH-52 in Arunachal Pradesh by 165 Km.
- This reduction in travel time is expected to result in saving of petrol and diesel worth 10 lakh rupees per day.
