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Construction of Foundation & Sub-Structure of Bogibeel Rail-Cum Road Bridge Over River Brahmaputra- An Engineering Marvel

Bogibeel Rail-Cum Road Bridge Over River Brahmaputra- An Engineering Marvel

Anupam Das, Sr. General Manager, Gammon Engineers & Contractors Pvt.Ltd.

The former Prime Minister of India Shri H D Devagowda laid the foundation stone of the Bogibeel Bridge on January 22, 1997 at Kulajan (Assam). After 5 years of laying of the foundation, on April 22, 2002 the Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee inaugurated the construction work. However, work on the main bridge (foundation & sub-structure) of the Bogibeel Bridge started only after a passage of six years, that is, on April 04, 2008.

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