6-Lane Cable Bridge To Connect Patna-Saran In MASSIVE Infra Push for Bihar. How it Benefits

Patna: In what has come as a massive infrastructure push, the Modi government has okayed a 6-lane high-level extra-dosed cable bridge across Ganga connecting Patna and Saran. The bridge will connect North and South Bihar and will link NH-139 at Aurangabad and Sonepur (NH-31), Chhapra, Motihari (East-West corridor NH-27), and Bettiah (NH-727) in Northern Bihar. The project will cost ₹3064.5 crore and will be completed in 42 months from the beginning of the work. The 4.56-kilometer bridge is supposed to enable faster commutes and better connectivity between South and North Bihar.

The 6-lane high-level cable bridge will facilitate direct connectivity from Patna to the Golden Quadrilateral corridor. This news comes as music to the people of Bihar who have always aspired for direct connectivity between Digha (Patna) and Saran across the river Ganga. A decision to this effect was taken in the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by the Prime Minister.

"The #UnionCabinet, chaired by PM Shri @narendramodi Ji, approved the construction of a 6-Lane High-Level/Extra Dosed Cable Stayed Bridge across River Ganga (Parallel to the Western Side of the Existing Digha-Sonepur Rail-Cum Road Bridge) and its approaches on both sides in the Districts of Patna and Saran (NH-139W) in the state of Bihar. The project spans 4556 meters and is valued at ₹3064.45 crore," Union Minister Nitin Gadkari tweeted.

How the 6-lane bridge is MASSIVE News for Bihar

Facilitating direct connectivity from Patna to the Golden Quadrilateral corridor, the bridge links NH-139 at Aurangabad and Sonepur (NH-31), Chhapra, Motihari (East-West corridor NH-27), and Bettiah (NH-727) in Northern Bihar.

Integral to the Buddha Circuit, it enhances access to the Buddha Stupa at Vaishali and Keshariya. NH-139W also links to the Areraj Someshwar Nath Temple and the proposed Virat Ramayan Mandir, the world's largest religious monument, at Kesariya in East Champaran.

With a focus on expediting travel and improving connectivity between North and South Bihar, the project aims to stimulate socio-economic growth in the region. The construction and maintenance phases are anticipated to generate employment opportunities for both skilled and unskilled workers.

Key Benefits of the 6-lane-bridge between Patna-Saran

• Reduce travel time and increase connectivity
• Generate direct and indirect employment
• Promote socio-economic growth and end hardship faced by people