PM Modi Inaugurates Infrastructure Projects Worth ₹5,450 Crore in Assam

Key facts

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated multiple infrastructure projects in Assam worth over ₹5,450 crore to enhance connectivity, digital infrastructure, and urban mobility.
• The Prime Minister inaugurated the Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu, a 2.86-km-long, six-lane extradosed Prestressed Concrete (PSC) bridge over the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati.
• The Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu was constructed at an approximate cost of ₹3,030 crore and is the first extradosed bridge in Northeast India.
• The bridge incorporates base isolation technology using friction pendulum bearings and a Bridge Health Monitoring System (BHMS) for real-time condition monitoring.
• The Northeast’s first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) was inaugurated on the Moran Bypass in Dibrugarh district, developed in coordination with the Indian Air Force (IAF).
• The ELF is a 4.2-km-long reinforced concrete stretch designed to handle fighter aircraft up to 40 tonnes and transport aircraft up to 74 tonnes.
• The facility serves as a strategic alternative to Dibrugarh Airport and the Chabua Air Force Station, strengthening military infrastructure near the India-China border.