Shivamogga (Karnataka): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday inaugurated India’s second-longest cable-stayed Sigandur bridge here.
While senior BJP leaders attended the event, none from the state cabinet attended it.
KOLKATA: (Jul 14) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the house arrest of her Jammu and Kashmir counterpart Omar Abdullah and his ministers to prevent them from visiting the graveyard of those killed by Dogra forces in 1931.
She described the move as “unfortunate” and said it amounted to snatching the democratic rights of a citizen.
“What is wrong in visiting the graveyard of martyrs? This is not only unfortunate, it also snatches the democratic right of a citizen,” Banerjee posted on X
According to officials, the bridge constructed across the Sharavathi backwaters between Ambaragodlu-Kalasavalli in Sagara taluk of this district has been built at Rs 472 crore.
The iconic Sigandur Bridge opens to the public today, a true engineering marvel connecting Karnataka like never before.
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- The bridge is constructed across the Sharavathi backwaters between Ambaragodlu-Kalasavalli in Sagara taluk of Shivamogga.
- Also known as the Ambaragodlu-Kalasavalli Bridge.
- Cost: ₹472 crore
- The bridge spans 2.1km, excluding approaches. The stretch includes 740m of cable.
- It is expected to significantly reduce the distance from Sagara to the villages around Sigandur, a place which is known for the Chowdeshwari temple.
- The travel time will be reduced by two hours.
- The work was launched in 2018 by Gadkari at Holebagilu.
- Situated on NH-369E from Avinagalli to Marakutika via Holebagilu, Kalasavalli, and Sigandur, the stretch is a secondary route of NH-69.
