PM to launch Atal Setu, India’s longest sea bridge, Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) today,
PM to launch Atal Setu, India’s longest sea bridge, today
To get an idea of the scale of the project, the bridge was constructed using 170,000 tonnes of reinforced steel, enough to build 17 Eiffel Towers.
More than seven years after laying its foundation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 22-km Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), the country’s longest sea bridge, during his day-long visit to Maharashtra on Friday.
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Formally named ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewari-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu’, the bridge connects Sewri in Mumbai to Chirle in the state’s mainland district of Raigad at Navi Mumbai and is expected to cut travel time by around 45 minutes. Modi’s cavalcade is set to take this route to reach Panvel where he is scheduled to address a rally.
The two-carriageway, six-lane bridge — comprising a 16.5-km long sea link and 5.5 km land viaducts on the approach at both ends — was constructed at a cost of over Rs 21, 200 crore, including a loan of Rs 15,100 crore from the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
To get an idea of the scale of the project, the bridge was constructed using 170,000 tonnes of reinforced steel, enough to build 17 Eiffel Towers
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