Mamata announces Rs 1,500 crore for bridge to aid Ganga Sagar pilgrims

West Bengal Chief Minister on Tuesday said her government would build a five-km-long bridge over a river connecting the mainland with the Sagar Island, where the annual Gangasagar Mela is held, since the Centre has not responded to its repeated appeals in this regard.

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The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the four-lane bridge has been conducted, she said. Banerjee named the proposed bridge "Gangasagar Sethu" and said that the state would spend Rs 1,500 crore to build the structure, the tender of which has been floated.

"We had repeatedly asked the central government for the bridge, but they did not respond. So, we have decided to build it ourselves. The requisite survey was done and the DPR and tender for the project were completed. It may take another four years to build it," she said.