BOGIBEEL BRIDGE: A BRIDGE OF THE FUTURE

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         Bogibeel Bridge is one of the largest bridge ever constructed in India. It is built over the Brahmaputra river and connects the Dhemaji district and Dibrugarh district located in the north eastern state of India, Assam. It is a rail cum road bridge with a length of 4.98 kilometers. It is Asia’s second longest rail cum road bridge. It was inaugurated on 25th of December,2018 by the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.


          It is the 4th rail road bridge constructed over the Brahmaputra river. This bridge was constructed by the Hindustan Construction Company. The foundation of this bridge was laid in January 1997, by the then Indian Prime Minister H.D. Deve.Gowda the construction of the bridge was inaugurated by then Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2002.

         The bridge is located 20 km from the Assam and Arunachal Pradesh border. It is expected to connect around 5 million people in the region. The bridge will also help in facilating the movement of the troops to the Arunachal Pradesh and the China border. The bridge can withstand earthquakes of about 7 richter scale. It was built with an estimated cost of around Rs 5000 crore. This bridge will certainly boost the infrastructure of the north east India.


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