(Source: Express photo by Dasarath Deka) The Dhola-Sadiya bridge over the Brahmaputra in Assam’s Tinsukia district, ready for inauguration. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the country’s longest bridge, connecting Dhola on the Brahmaputra’s south bank to Sadiya on the north. At 9.15 km, the bridge is longer than the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (5.6 km) by nearly two-thirds. The fourth bridge on the Brahmaputra, it will boost communication across eastern Arunachal Pradesh. The journey from eastern Arunachal to Itanagar, too, will come down once another bridge on the Brahmaputra is completed.

Source: Indian Express May 24, 2017 21:58 UTC