Who inaugurated India's Longest Single Lane Steel Cable Bridge, recently?

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Who inaugurated India's Longest Single Lane Steel Cable Bridge, recently?


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The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh “Pema Khandu” inaugurated the Longest Single Lane Steel Cable Bridge of India on January 9, 2019.

Who inaugurated Indias Longest Single Lane Steel Cable Bridge recently

India's longest 300-meter single-lane steel cable suspension bridge is built over Siang River in Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Siang district bordering from China. The suspension bridge is also known as Byorung Bridge. The bridge was built at a total cost of Rs. 4,843 Crore and was funded by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) under the Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources scheme (NLCPR).

This bridge will help in reducing the distance between Yingkiong and Tuting town by almost 40 km. The earlier road length was 192 km and this will save a lot of time of the commuters. It is expected that the bridge will benefit about 20,000 people residing on both sides of the bank of Siang River and will also boost the military preparations and activities.

The Central government has also sanctioned the 268 road projects worth Rs. 3,800 Crore under the Prime Minister’s Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). Mr. Khandu also announced about the Rs. 10 Crore for a project to minimize the level of erosion at the river bank at Yingkiong and Tuting. Upper Siang district has two PMGSY projects sanctioned and is estimated to cost Rs. 124.65 Crore.