In presence of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Chief Minister of Assam Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Dhubri-Phulbhari Bridge was held. The 19KM long bridge will connect Assam and Meghalaya over the Brahmaputra River, making it the longest of all river bridges in India.
The Dhubri-Phulbhari Bridge is provided with financial support by Japan, amounting to JPY 25,483 million (Rs 1,573-crore). After completion, traveling time between Dhubri and Phulbhari will become shorter. Since 2008, Japan, through its funding agency known as JICA, has extended 231 billion Japanese Yen (Rs 16,174-crore) as concessional ODA loans for development of North East Region.
Ambassador of Japan to India, Mr. Suzuki Satoshi said, “The Dhubri-Phulbhari Bridge symbolizes the friendship between Japan and India and, in particular, the cooperative relationship that Japan and India will have in the North East of India in the future.” Chief Representative of JICA India, Mr. Matsumoto Katsuo said, “The construction of the Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge is expected to dramatically improve access from Bhutan to Bangladesh via India, facilitate the movement of people and the flow of goods, the flow of ideas.”
