Guwahati, May 22 -- The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways floated the tender for the much-awaited Jorhat-Majuli Bridge over the Brahmaputra in Assam on Thursday.
Disclosing this on his X handle, State Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari.
"Great news for Assam. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has today floated the tender for the much-awaited Jorhat-Majuli Bridge-a 6.81 km, 2-lane bridge with an estimated cost of Rs. 600.51 crore.
My heartfelt gratitude to Hon'ble Union Minister @nitin_gadkari Ji for making this effort into a reality," Sarma wrote on his X handle.
The 6.81 km long two-lane bridge will be built at an estimated cost of Rs.600.51 crore.
Sarma has...