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The '''Bakhtiyarpur–Tajpur Bridge''' ({{lang-hi|script=latn|bakhtiyārpur-tājpur sētu}}), currently under construction, will span the river [[Ganges]], connecting [[Bakhtiyarpur]] in [[Patna]] and Tajpur in [[Samastipur]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120426/jsp/bihar/story_15420512.jsp#.VyiRTvl97IV|title=Ganga bridge bonanza New projects to ease travel hassle|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602132643/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120426/jsp/bihar/story_15420512.jsp#.VyiRTvl97IV|archivedate=2 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Upon completion in Dec 2020, the bridge will provide an easy roadway link between the northern and southern parts of Bihar.<br />
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==The project==<br />
Current chief minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated the construction of the {{convert|5.575|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} bridge in June, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.bihardays.com/3bhr/nitish-inaugurates-construction-ganga-bridge-connecting-bakhtiyarpur-tajpur-bridge-open-2015/ |title = Nitish inaugurates construction of Ganga bridge connecting Bakhtiyarpur – Tajpur: bridge to open in 2015 |publisher = Bihar Days |accessdate = 2011-07-06 |url-status = live |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110615181024/http://www.bihardays.com/3bhr/nitish-inaugurates-construction-ganga-bridge-connecting-bakhtiyarpur-tajpur-bridge-open-2015/ |archivedate = 15 June 2011 |df = dmy-all }}</ref> Upon completion in Dec 2020, the bridge will reduce the load on [[Mahatma Gandhi Setu]] and also reduce the traffic in the capital city of [[Patna]].<br />
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A road bridge parallel to the existing rail and road bridge, Rajendra Setu, has also been planned.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110408/jsp/bihar/story_13823833.jsp|title=Four-lane connector over Sone, Ganga|publisher=The Telegraph, 8 April 2011|accessdate=2011-07-06|location=Calcutta, India|date=2011-04-08|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626045202/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110408/jsp/bihar/story_13823833.jsp|archivedate=26 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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The bridge will also require construction of 45.393&nbsp;km of approach roads on both ends of the bridge.<br />
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The total cost of the project is estimated at Rs 1602.74 crore, out of which Rs 100 crores will be spent on acquiring land. At first, Rs 917.74 crore is to be invested by Navayuga Engineering Company Limited (NECL) as a viability gap fund on a PPP basis. Rs 277.50 crore is to be invested by the Centre, and Rs 307.50 crore by the state government. The Bihar government would also bear the cost of acquiring land. NECL, a Hyderabad-based firm, was selected through competitive bidding.<br />
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Project is delayed and work is on halt for last few years.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* {{Portal-inline|Transport}}<br />
* {{Portal-inline|Engineering}}<br />
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* {{Portal-inline|India}}<br />
* [[List of road–rail bridges]]<br />
* [[List of longest bridges above water in India]]<br />
* [[Loknayak Ganga Path]]<br />
* [[Kacchi Dargah–Bidupur bridge]]<br />
* [[Digha–Sonpur Bridge]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Rivers in Bihar}}<br />
{{Patna Division topics}}<br />
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[[Category:Patna district]]<br />
[[Category:Saran district]]<br />
[[Category:Bridges over the Ganges]]<br />
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