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Atal Setu

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Narendra Modi will inaugurate India's longest sea bridge Atal Setu today

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Jan 12, 2024, at 03:47 pm

#NarendraModi #AtalSetu #Maharashtra #India #IndiaNews

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Indian state of Maharashtra on Friday (January 12, 2024) where he will inaugurate and travel on Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri - Nhava Sheva Atal Setu.

Some quick facts about Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri - Nhava Sheva Atal Setu

Mumbai Transharbour link (MTHL) has now been named ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri - Nhava Sheva Atal Setu’.

The foundation stone of the bridge was also laid by the Prime Minister in December, 2016.

Atal Setu has been constructed at a total cost of more than Rs 17,840 crore.

आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री आदरणीय श्री @narendramodi जी आज 12 जनवरी को देश के सबसे लंबे समुद्री पुल #AtalSetu को परिवारजनों को समर्पित करेंगे।#AtalSetu #NewIndia @PMOIndia @BJP4India pic.twitter.com/pI5pgBUdLz
— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) January 12, 2024

It is about 21.8 km long 6-lane bridge having about 16.5 km length over sea and about 5.5 km on the land.

It is the longest bridge in India and also the longest sea bridge in India.

I look forward to being among the people of Maharashtra tomorrow, 12th January, which is also the Jayanti of Jija Mata and Swami Vivekananda. In Nashik, I will pray at the Shree Kalaram Mandir and attend the National Youth Festival. Thereafter, I will go to Mumbai from where I…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 11, 2024

It will provide faster connectivity to Mumbai International Airport and Navi Mumbai International Airport and will also reduce the travel time from Mumbai to Pune, Goa and South India.

It will also improve connectivity between Mumbai Port & Jawaharlal Nehru Port.

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