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After visiting his parliamentary constituency Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now on a two-day visit to his home state Gujarat. During this period, the PM will gift more than Rs 52 thousand crore new projects to the state. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi will also inaugurate Sudarshan Bridge. This bridge has been built in Dwarka district of Gujarat. Before this, he also gave a gift worth several thousand crores to the people of Varanasi.
PM Narendra Modi is going to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth more than Rs 4 thousand crore in Jamnagar, Dwarka and Porbandar districts. PM will also inaugurate Sudarshan Setu included in these projects today. According to the information, this bridge is PM’s dream project, which is going to benefit the people a lot. Sudarshan Setu is the longest cable supported bridge in India so far, with a length of 2.32 kilometers. A total expenditure of Rs 980 crore has been incurred in the construction of this bridge. This bridge will connect Okha mainland and Bet Dwarka island.
What is the specialty of Sudarshan Bridge?
This bridge is India’s longest cable support bridge, with solar panels installed on the upper part of its footpath. These solar panels will generate 1 MW electricity. The foundation stone of this bridge was laid by the PM in October 2017. This bridge is four-lane and 2.50 meter wide footpaths have been made on both its sides. This bridge is quite beautiful and attractive to look at, which will be the center of attraction among all the visiting tourists. Magnificent artwork will be seen on the bridge. Sudarshan Bridge is dedicated to Lord Krishna, its footpath is decorated with verses from the Bhagavad Gita and images of Lord Shri Krishna.
Also known as Signature Bridge
According to the report, the PM will first visit and worship Shri Bet Dwarkadhish Temple in the morning of 25th February, after which he will visit Sudarshan Setu. This bridge is also known as Signature Bridge. After the opening of this bridge, it will become much easier for the people to go to Bet Dwarkadhish Temple because earlier people had to take the help of boat to go to Bet Dwarkadhish Temple. Before the inauguration of this bridge, PM posted on his social media account X in which he wrote that tomorrow is a special day for the development path of Gujarat. Among the many projects being inaugurated is the Sudarshan Bridge connecting Okha mainland and Bet Dwarka. This is an amazing project which will increase connectivity.
