The bridge is 21.8 km lengthy and brings Mumbai and Navi Mumbai nearer.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), the longest sea bridge in the nation, in Navi Mumbai. Also often known as Atal Setu, the 21.8 km-long is known as after former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It originates from Sewri in Mumbai and terminates at Nhava Sheva in Uran taluka in Raigad district. The bridge has been constructed at a price of Rs 17,840 crore. Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis had been additionally current through the occasion.
The six-lane trans-harbour bridge is 21.8 km lengthy with a 16.5 km lengthy sea hyperlink. The bridge will present sooner connectivity to the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport and cut back the journey time between Mumbai and Pune. It may even enhance connectivity between the Mumbai Port and the Jawaharlal Nehru Port. The basis stone of the bridge had been laid by PM Modi in December 2016.
The PM on Friday additionally laid the inspiration stone of an underground street tunnel connecting the Eastern Freeway in jap Mumbai to Marine Drive in south Mumbai. The 9.2 km tunnel will probably be constructed at a price of greater than Rs 8700 crore.
(With inputs from PTI)
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