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{{Short description|Flyover in Guwahati, Assam, India}}
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[[File:Guwahati, Longest Flyover, Inaugurated, Panoramic View, Maligaon Area.jpg|thumb|A panoramic view of the Maligaon Flyover]]
'''Nilachal Flyover''', also known as '''Maligaon Flyover''',<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 August 2023 |title=Assam: Name of longest flyover in Maligaon changed to 'Nilachal Flyover' hours before inauguration |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/assam-name-of-longest-flyover-in-maligaon-changed-to-nilachal-flyover-hours-before-inauguration-670052-2023-08-30 |access-date=23 February 2026 |website=India Today NE |language=hi}}</ref> is a 2.6-kilometre long [[Overpass|flyover]] in the Maligaon locality of [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]], [[India]]. It is currently the second longest flyover in the state of Assam, built above the AT Road and connects Maligaon Chariali with Kamakhya Gate.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=The Assam |date=5 August 2023 |title=Maligaon flyover to be inaugurated on August 28: Assam CM |url=https://assamtribune.com/guwahati/maligaon-flyover-to-be-inaugurated-on-august-28-assam-cm-1488179 |access-date=23 February 2026 |website=assamtribune.com |language=en}}</ref> The flyover also has a 300-metre two-lane extended arm that connects the flyover with the Pandu Ghat Feeder Road, providing seamless connectivity with the Pandu Ghat. Designed by the [[Public Works Department (India)|Public Works Department]] (PWD) Assam, the flyover has been constructed by a joint venture of Shree Gautam Construction Pvt Ltd and Anupam Nirman Pvt Ltd.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 August 2023 |title=Maligaon Flyover opening scheduled for 30th August; Flyover Specifics-deets here |url=https://pragnews.com/en/maligaon-flyover-opening-scheduled-for-30th-august-flyover-specifics-deets-here |access-date=23 February 2026 |website=pragnews.com |language=en}}</ref> The flyover was inaugurated on 30 August 2023 by the [[Chief Minister of Assam]] [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]].

== History ==
The foundation of the Maligaon Flyover was laid on 11 October 2020 by the then [[Chief Minister of Assam]] [[Sarbananda Sonowal]]. The construction of this flyover was announced as part of the rapid development in [[Guwahati]] with the vision of establishing the city as a gateway to the entire [[Southeast Asia|South East Asia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=NEWS |first=NE NOW |date=11 October 2020 |title=Assam CM Sonowal lays foundation stone of 3 km-long flyover in Guwahati |url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/assam-cm-sonowal-lays-foundation-stone-of-3-km-long-flyover-in-guwahati.html |access-date=23 February 2026 |website=NorthEast Now |language=en-US}}</ref> The estimated cost for the construction of the flyover was 383.72 crores <ref>{{Cite web |date=11 October 2020 |title=Assam CM lays foundation for new flyover at Maligaon |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/cities/guwahati-city/assam-cm-lays-foundation-for-new-flyover-at-maligaon-506334 |access-date=23 February 2026 |website=The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People |language=en}}</ref>, although at the later stage it escalated to 420.75 crores.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Bikash |date=30 August 2023 |title=Longest flyover in Assam completed in record time; Guwahati to transform into 'gateway to South-East Asia', says CM |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/longest-flyover-in-assam-completed-in-record-time-guwahati-to-transform-into-gateway-to-south-east-asia-says-cm/articleshow/103220274.cms?from=mdr |access-date=23 February 2026 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

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Nilachal Flyover - Revision history

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