India's longest cable-bridge inaugurated in Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated India's longest cable-bridge in Bharuch, Gujarat, which is 1,344 metres long and 22.8 metres wide. The bridge, built by Larsen and Toubro on river Narmada, has 216 cables of 25-40 metres length. The ?379 crore project has a 17.4-metre wide four-lane road, a three-metre wide footpath, and over 400 LED lights.
After spending three days in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi campaigning for the crucial Assembly election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day tour of his home state Gujarat starting today. During his visit, PM Modi will be inaugurating several projects apart from a national convention of women sarpanch on the occasion of International Women's Day.This will be PM Modi's tenth Gujarat visit since he took charge of the PM Office in May 2014. The PM's latest Gujarat tour assumes much political significance.THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:PM MODI'S 2-DAY GUJARAT ITINERARYSome pictures of the bridge that will be inaugurated tomorrow in Bharuch, Gujarat. pic.twitter.com/pIn4QY4A0aWATCH: PM Modi's blitzkrieg in Varanasi: Sign of nervousness?ALSO READ: