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India's longest bridge named after singer Bhupen Hazarika: Ten interesting facts Screengrab from video tweeted by ANI news

» Prime minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Dhola-Sadiya bridge across Lohit river, a tributary of Brahmaputra river, in Purana Sadia, Tinsukiya district.

» The 9.15 km bridge connects the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and is the longest such bridge in India.

» The bridge has been named after celebrated Assamese musician, poet and lyricist, Bhupen Hazarika.

Read: PM Modi inaugurates India's longest river bridge in Assam

» The construction of the bridge began in 2011, and cost of the project was around Rs 950 crore.

» The Dhola-Sadiya bridge is strategically important for the military as it can withstand a weight of 60-tonne battle tanks.

» This project serves important logistics for military personnel for Indo-China border at Arunachal Pradesh.

» The bridge cuts down the distance between Rupai on NH-37 in Assam to Roing on NH-52 in Arunachal Pradesh by 165 km reducing the travel time from six hours to just one hour.

» The construction experts' team was led by Mr. B. Surya Raju, chief project manager, under the supervision of K. Jagadishwara Rao, director, Navayuga Engineering Company Limited, Hyderabad.

» The bridge is expected to increase border trade between Arunachal and other South ASEAN Countries.

» The bridge project will promote tourism in a big scale in the region.

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