All about Bogibeel Bridge
Physical Features:
i. It is a double-decker bridge having two railway lines on the lower deck and a three-lane road on the upper.
ii. The three road lanes of the bridge can act as three landing strips for the Air Force.
iii. It has been designed like a bridge that links Sweden and Denmark.
Other News:
Background:
The foundation stone of the project was laid by former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on January 22, 1997.
Its work began on April 21, 2002 under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led government.
Assam:
♦ Capital: Dispur.
♦ Chief Minister: Sarbananda Sonowal.
♦ Governor: Jagdish Mukhi.
♦ National Parks: Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park (UNESCO Natural World Herigate Site), Orang National Park, Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.
♦ Airports: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Dibrugarh Airport, Jorhat Airport, Tezpur Airport, Silchar Airport.
Bogibeel Bridge, India’s longest rail cum road bridge, inaugurated in Assam by PM Narendra Modi
On December 25, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s longest rail cum road bridge of 4.94 km Bogibeel bridge,which spans the River Brahmaputra between Dibrugarh and Dhemaji districts of Assam.Till now Vembanad rail bridge in Kerala was dubbed as the longest railway-bridge in India at 4.62km of length.
On December 25, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s longest rail cum road bridge of 4.94 km Bogibeel bridge,which spans the River Brahmaputra between Dibrugarh and Dhemaji districts of Assam.Till now Vembanad rail bridge in Kerala was dubbed as the longest railway-bridge in India at 4.62km of length.
i. The 4.94 km structure was built at a cost of Rs. 5900 crores by Indian Railways.
ii. It is India’s only fully welded bridge for which european codes and welding standards were adhered to for the first time in the country.
iii. It is also Asia’s 2nd longest rail-and-road connector having a life span of 120 years.
iv. It will reduce travel time from Assam to Arunachal Pradesh to four hours and will cut out the detour of over 170 km via Tinsukia. It will also cut down train travel between Delhi and Dibrugarh by three hours.
v. Its initial budget was about Rs. 3,200 crore and had an original planned length of 4.31 km.
ii. It is India’s only fully welded bridge for which european codes and welding standards were adhered to for the first time in the country.
iii. It is also Asia’s 2nd longest rail-and-road connector having a life span of 120 years.
iv. It will reduce travel time from Assam to Arunachal Pradesh to four hours and will cut out the detour of over 170 km via Tinsukia. It will also cut down train travel between Delhi and Dibrugarh by three hours.
v. Its initial budget was about Rs. 3,200 crore and had an original planned length of 4.31 km.
Physical Features:
i. It is a double-decker bridge having two railway lines on the lower deck and a three-lane road on the upper.
ii. The three road lanes of the bridge can act as three landing strips for the Air Force.
iii. It has been designed like a bridge that links Sweden and Denmark.
Other News:
PM Modi also flagged off a train – the Tinsukia-Naharlagun Intercity Express, which will run five days a week.
Background:
The foundation stone of the project was laid by former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on January 22, 1997.
Its work began on April 21, 2002 under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led government.
Assam:
♦ Capital: Dispur.
♦ Chief Minister: Sarbananda Sonowal.
♦ Governor: Jagdish Mukhi.
♦ National Parks: Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park (UNESCO Natural World Herigate Site), Orang National Park, Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.
♦ Airports: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Dibrugarh Airport, Jorhat Airport, Tezpur Airport, Silchar Airport.
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