Assam CM Launches Construction work Of 8.25 km Majuli-Jorhat Bridge

Launched construction work of 8.25 km Majuli-Jorhat Bridge including immediate approaches over river Brahmaputra on NH 715K at Dakshinpat in Majuli.

We are grateful to Hon PM Sri @narendramodi & Hon Union Min Sri @nitin_gadkari for sanction of this Rs 925.47 cr project. pic.twitter.com/dzKtVqaKLv

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) November 29, 2021

Meanwhile, a cabinet committee has also been constituted to monitor the day-to-day progress of the project, informed CM Sarma via Twitter. The state government has set the target of November 2025 by which time the bridge would be inaugurated.

An amount of 750 crores would be sanctioned by the Assam government for the construction of the second bridge connecting Majuli to Lakhimpur, he said.

He tweeted, “A Cabinet Committee has been constituted to monitor day-to-day progress of the project. We aim to inaugurate this bridge by Nov 2025”, further adding, “GoA will also take up construction of a new bridge connecting Majuli-Lakhimpur at Dhunaguri from its own resources amounting to Rs 750 cr”.