Matla Setu Explained

Bridge Name:Matla Bridge
Caption:Matla bridge on Matla river near Canning City
Official Name:Matla Setu
Named For:Matla River
Carries:Two paths, one way traffic for all the traffic on every way
Crosses:Matla River
Locale:Canning, West Bengal, India
Length:644m (2,113feet)
Width:12m (39feet)
Open:2011
Closed:No
Toll:No
Coordinates:22.3069°N 88.6778°W

Matla Setu is a bridge, built on Matla river in West Bengal. The 644 meter (2,113 ft) long bridge inaugurated by Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, on Matla river in Canning town of Caning subdivision in January 2011. It is known as at Matla Bridge . It links Canning with Basanti.[1] [2] The bridge is located at 22.3056°N 88.6795°W.

Connection

The bridge is connecting Canning with the direct tourism center Jharkhali to the Sundarbans entrance. The construction of this bridge, people of Sundarbans area can easily move to Kolkata and suburban areas by road. Tourists can quickly come to the Sundarbans. As a result, economic development of the area has taken place.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Didi on Singur mind, not CM . https://archive.today/20130203113407/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110109/jsp/nation/story_13412351.jsp . dead . 3 February 2013 . 2011-09-30 . See photo caption . The Telegraph, 9 January 2011.
  2. Web site: Canning bridge inaugurated, CM rolls sops for locals . 2011-09-30 . The Statesman, 9 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120614102912/http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=355046&catid=42&show=archive&year=2011&month=1&day=9&Itemid=66 . 14 June 2012 .