Meghalaya CM inaugurates India’s longest steel arch bridge
By IANS| Published: 22nd January 2021 11:50 pm IST
Shillong, Jan 22 : In a big boost to tourism and trade with Bangladesh, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Friday formally opened the longest steel arch bridge in the country on the Wahrew river in the states southern region.
According to the officials, the bridge measuring 169.350 metres connecting Bholaganj and Sohbar with Nongiri in East Khasi Hills bordering Bangladesh has been constructed at a cost of Rs 49.395 crore.
An official said that the funds for the bridge were sanctioned from the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources of the Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).