FOURTH RAILWAY BRIDGE ON BRAHMAPUTRA
The Railways have
provided Rs. 60 crores for the fourth bridge at Bogibeel on river
Brahmaputra in the North East during the current financial year
2003-2004.
The mega Bogibeel
bridge is one of the four such bridges taken up in the country
under the National Rail Vikas Yojana.
The final location
survey has been completed for the Bogibeel bridge. Land acquisition
and supply of boulders have been taken up. The work of approach
road to the bridge site on both North and South banks is in advance
stage of completion. Besides, earthwork, minor and major bridges
for railway embankment have been taken up wherever land has been
made available by the State Government.
