NEW DELHI, May 22: The Road Transport and Highways ministry has floated the tender for the much-awaited Jorhat-Majuli bridge over the Brahmaputra, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.
The 6.81-km-long two-lane bridge will be built at an estimated cost of Rs 600.51 crore, according to a state government release.
Sarma has been persuading the ministry to expedite the tender process.
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He thanked Union minister Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari for turning the dream project into a reality.
Later, taking to X, Sarma wrote, “Great news for Assam. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has today floated the tender for the much-awaited Jorhat-?Majuli Bridge – ?a 6.81 km, 2-lane bridge with an estimated cost of Rs. 600.51 crore.”
“My heartfelt gratitude to Hon’ble Union Minister @nitin_gadkari Ji for making this effort into a reality,” he said. (PTI)
