{"id":10494,"date":"2024-06-14T14:42:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T14:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=10494"},"modified":"2024-06-14T14:42:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T14:42:52","slug":"odisha-cm-inaugurates-longest-bridge-over-mahanadi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/odisha-cm-inaugurates-longest-bridge-over-mahanadi\/","title":{"rendered":"Odisha CM inaugurates longest Bridge Over Mahanadi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>T-Setu, which spans the Mahanadi River, was opened by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on 20 December.<\/p>\n<p> <strong><u>Highlights:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>T-Setu, built over the Mahanadi River in Cuttack district, is Odisha&#8217;s longest bridge.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a 3.4-kilometer-long, 7.5-meter-wide bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Gopinathpur in Badamba, Baideswar in Banki, and Singhanath Pitha in the middle of the Mahanadi River are connected by a bridge, which will cost Rs 111 crore in total.<\/p>\n<p>On both sides of the T-Setu bridge, there is a footpath. It has a width of 1.5 meters.<\/p>\n<p>T-Setu will help Cuttack and Khurda residents by cutting the distance between Badamba and Baideswar by 45 kilometers.<\/p>\n<p>Five lakh individuals from adjacent communities would communicate thanks to the bridge.<\/p>\n<p>It will also boost the area&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/agriculture\">Agriculture<\/a>-notes-for-state-psc-exams&#8221;>Agriculture<\/a>, business, and tourism industries, and devotees visiting Baba Singhanath&#8217;s Bali Makar Jatra in Badamba block will benefit from it.<\/p>\n<p>T-construction Setu&#8217;s is notable because the  constructs a 3-kilometer fair-weather road (pedestrian track) on the Mahanadi River every year at the cost of Rs 14-Rs15 million to facilitate <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/communication\">Communication<\/a> for worshippers. During the monsoon season, this road is swept away.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, residents have been clamoring to construct this bridge for quite some time. On 28 February 2014, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for T-setu. However, the building was delayed due to technical challenges and only began in 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T-Setu, which spans the Mahanadi River, was opened by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on 20 December. Highlights: T-Setu, built over the Mahanadi River in Cuttack district, is Odisha&#8217;s longest bridge. It&#8217;s a 3.4-kilometer-long, 7.5-meter-wide bridge. 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