Central government inaugurates Bogibeel Bridge

The central government has inaugurated the 4.94 km long Bogibeel bridge in Assam. The central government has inaugurated the Bogibeel bridge in Dibrugarh district of Assam. It is the first fully welded steel bridge and the longest rail-cum-road bridge in the country. The 4.9 km bridge is the fifth rail-road bridge on the Brahmaputra river in Assam. It has been constructed by Hindustan Construction Company Limited, in a JV with DSD Brouckenbau GmbH, Germany, and VNR Infrastructures Limited at a cost of Rs 59.2 billion. The bridge is expected to reduce the road and rail distance between Dibrugarh and Itanagar by about 150 km and 705 km respectively. The foundation stone for the bridge was laid in 1997.