Patna, Aug. 22 -- Welspun Enterprises Limited's (WEL) Aunta-Simaria Ganga Bridge, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, connects Patna to Begusarai, reducing travel time by over an hour and unlocking trade, mobility and regional growth.
Welspun World Chairman B.K. Goenka said in a release here that the bridge features the country's widest extradosed cable-stayed bridge. He said that the 1.8 km-long and 34-metre-wide bridge, part of an 8.15 km project, connects Aunta in Patna district to Simaria in Begusarai district, was developed in partnership with the Government of Bihar and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
The bridge is designed to handle heavy vehicular loads and provides a robust alternative to the 70-year-o...