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Gouranga Bridge

Gouranga Bridge

Bridge in West Bengal

Gouranga Bridge is a 588 m (1,929 ft) long Road bridge that crosses the Bhagirathi River in between Nabadwip and Krishnanagar, Nadia in West Bengal.[2] It is the part of State highway 8.[3]

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History

In 1972, the then Minister of Public Works, Bhola Sen, laid the foundation stone of the Gouranga Bridge to connect Nabadwip and Krishnanagar. Gammon India Limited took the responsibility to construct the bridge.[4] On 16 January 1983, Minister of Public Works of Left Front Government, Jatin Chakraborty inaugurated the bridge. The bridge is built in the Class-A stage in terms of carrying load according to the importance and demand of the connecting cities.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal (2020-12-16). "Collection of Toll on Shree Gouranga Setu over river Bhagirathi at Nabadwip in the District of Nadia" (PDF). wbpwd.gov.in.
  2. [2]
    People, India Parliament House of the; Sabha, India Parliament Lok (1998). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 347.
  3. [3]
    "পায়ের নীচেই বালি সরছে গৌরাঙ্গ সেতুর". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika. 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  4. [4]
    Governor, MJF Lion Uday Narayan Shaw, District (2020-09-23). Lions 322C1 District Directory (2020-21): Digital Edition. Signpost Celfon. In Technology.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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