Jangalkanya Setu Explained

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Bridge Name:bhasaraghat Bridge
Official Name:Jangalkanya Setu
Named For:Jangalmahal
Also Known As:Nayagram-bhasaraghat bridge
Carries:Two paths, one way traffic for all the traffic on every way
Crosses:Subarnarekha River
Locale:Nayagram, Jhargram district, West Bengal,
Design:The bridge was designed by Design wing of P.W.D
Width:12m (39feet)
Traffic:Road traffic
Open:11 February 2016
Cost: 170 crore
Closed:No
Toll:No
Complete:2016

Jangalkanya Setu[1] or Bhasaraghat Bridge [2] [3] is a bridge located in Nayagram in Jhargram district, West Bengal.This bridge was launched in 2016. The bridge is about 1.47 km (0.915 mi) long built on Subarnarekha river. It is the longest bridge in West Bengal. On this day, about 95 kilometers of road to reach Kharagpur via Gobibalppur from Nayagram.To reach Kharagpur via the Nayagram-Keshiariyi, it is only 45 km to reach the 1.47 km long junctional bridge.The bridge was under the control of Midnapore Highway Sub-Division 2 P.W(ROADS)DTE.

Construction

Subarnarekha River was blocked by Nayagram and Keshri. The river blocked the communication of this area. In 2011, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the construction of the bridge of Vasraghat. But there were already temporary bridges which were constructed every year and during the rainy season, the concrete bridge would be broken. The construction of the bridge was completed in 2016. Bridge was inaugurated by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on 11 February 2016.

Accident

A passenger bus hit in bridge's railing after the 15 days of inauguration of the bridge on 26 February (2016) . The private bus was going from Midnapore to Nayagram with fifty passengers. The bus was moving very fast. The bus was hit by the pillar when the bus got out of the Jangalkanya bridge.

Notes and References

  1. News: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee opens development projects in Junglemahal- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today inaugurated two bridges on rivers-Kangshavati and Subarnarekha in Junglemahal ..
  2. News: ভরসার সেতু ঘিরে আবেগ ভাসল জঙ্গলমহল.
  3. News: নতুন সেতু চালু হলে কমবে দুর্ভোগ, খরচও.