20
Feb
The foundation stone laying ceremony of the Dhubri-Phulbhari Bridge was held in presence of Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India and Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Chief Minister of Assam. The 19KM long Dhubri-Phulbhari Bridge will connect Assam and Meghalaya over the Brahmaputra River. It will be the longest river bridge in India. Since 2008, Japan, through its funding agency known as JICA, has extended 231 billion Japanese Yen (Rs 16,174-crore) as concessional ODA loans for development of North East Region. The Dhubri-Phulbhari Bridge is being constructed with financial support from Japan, amounting to JPY 25,483 million (Rs 1,573-crore). Once the…
