Staff Reporter
Guwahati: Finally, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) today floated the tender for the construction of the balance work on the Jorhat-Majuli bridge over the Brahmaputra River. The work on the bridge had been halted since September 2024. Now that the tender has been floated, the way has been paved for new firms to compete in the bidding process for the remaining construction work.
After the bids were invited, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to his X handle to say, "Great news for Assam. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has today floated the tender for the much-awaited Jorhat-Majuli Bridge-a 6.81 km, 2-lane bridge with an estimated cost of Rs. 600.51 crore. My heartfelt gratitude to Hon'ble Union Minister @nitin_gadkari Ji for making this effort into a reality".
The original construction firm, UP State Bridge Construction Ltd, that was awarded the bridge project had completed only 32% of the work until September 2024. After that, the firm surrendered the work in the last part of 2024. The work has been pending since then. The latest development is news to rejoice for the people of Majuli.
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