The country’s largest railway bridge will be built in the religious city of Banaras. The Cabinet has approved the project. The DPR of the project will be ready in 2 years. This railway bridge will connect the two banks of the Ganges river in Banaras. This railway bridge will have 4 railway tracks and a 6-lane highway will be built on it. Giving information, Cabinet Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that this bridge will connect two districts of Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi-Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay. This new bridge is being built adjacent to the existing Malviya Bridge. Malviya Bridge is the oldest bridge in the country and is 137 years old. The new bridge will replace the old Malviya bridge. Let us also tell you what kind of information the government has provided about this largest multi-lane bridge in the country.
This will be the cost of the project.
Giving information, Cabinet Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the Road-Rail Bridge project of the Ministry of Railways. The estimated cost of this project is said to be Rs 2,642 crore. Completion of this project will reduce congestion. This bridge will have two floors. On the first floor there will be four train tracks. Where the Vande Bharat train will pass to the logistics train. On the other hand, a 6-lane road will be built on the second floor. Another 24 million tons of cargo will be able to move over the road and rail bridge.
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Employment opportunities will be created
While informing, the Union Minister said that this project will provide employment opportunities. During the construction of this bridge, direct employment of approximately 10 lakh man-days will be generated. Apart from this, this project covering two districts of Uttar Pradesh will increase the existing network of Indian Railways by about 30 kilometres. This bridge will also help reduce pollution and will also reduce transportation costs. According to the information, this bridge will help reduce CO2 emissions (149 million rupees), which is equivalent to planting 6 million trees.
Saving Rs 8 crore on diesel every year
With the construction of this bridge over the Ganges river, the road will be easier and better. Thanks to this you can also save a lot of diesel. According to the government, it is estimated that Rs 8 crore diesel will be saved every year through this bridge. This means this bridge will help people save Rs 638 crore. Which is considered a great thing in itself. According to the Central Ministry, its design and construction is quite complicated. In such a situation, it may take two years to prepare the detailed project report.
