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  • 19 February, 2021

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Mahabahu-Brahmaputra project

Mahabahu-Brahmaputra project

  • The Central Government has laid the foundation of the Mahabahu-Brahmaputra project to initiate developmental activities near the Brahmaputra and the surrounding areas of the Barak River and to provide seamless connectivity to the region.
  • Under this project, the foundation stone of a four-lane bridge over the Brahmaputra River between Dhubri (North Coast) and Phulbari (South Coast) will be laid. The proposed bridge will be located on NH-127B, which originates from Shrirampur and terminates at Nongstoin on NH-106 in Meghalaya.
  • It will connect Dhubri in Assam to Phulbari, Tura, Rongram and Rongjeng in Meghalaya.
  • Along with this, the foundation stone of a two-lane bridge on the Brahmaputra River between Majuli (North Coast) and Jorhat (Southern Coast) will also be laid. The bridge will connect Nemtighat (towards Jorhat) and Kamalabari (towards Majuli).
  • The ' Portal for Asset and Navigation Information- PANI' will act as a single-stop solution to provide information related to the navigation of rivers and their nature.

Source: TH


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