Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday ceremonially launched the construction work of a 8.25-km-long bridge over the Brahmaputra that will connect Jorhat withMajuli.
The CM’s office informed that the ministry of road transport and highways has sanctioned Rs 925.47 crore for the construction of this bridge project, which will be executed by UP State Bridge Construction Corporation Limited, Lucknow. The targeted period for completion of the project is 48 months.
The CM added that the has already constituted a cabinet committee to regularly monitor progress of the project and that the government aims to inaugurate this bridge by November, 2025. Around Rs 200 crore would be spent by the state government from its side for this bridge, he said.
Sarma also announced that the government of Assam would take up construction of a new bridge connecting Majuli-Lakhimpur at Dhunaguri from its own Resources amounting to Rs. 750 crores.