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Rail-cum-road bridge for Ganga near Patna
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Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday gave
approval for enlargement of the rail bridge, under construction, over
river Ganga near Patna to rail- cum-road bridge. The enlargement would
be done at a total cost of Rs.1,389 crore. The share of Railway would
be Rs.835 crore and that of Road Rs.554 crore. The bridge will provide
relief to the existing distressed road bridge, Mahatma Gandhi Setu. It
will also connect Patna on the southern bank with Sonepur (Hajipur) on
the northern bank. The bridge is expected to be completed in 5 years.
-Sept 7, 2006
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