Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the country's longest river bridge – the Dhola-Sadia Bridge in Assam tomorrow. <br/><br/>This three lane, 9.15 kilometre bridge has been built over river Lohit, which is a tributary of the Brahmaputra river. <br/><br/>It links Dhola in Assam to Sadia. Road connectivity will see a major transformation as this bridge will fill a huge connectivity gap that has existed in the north east region. <br/><br/>The only means to cross the Brahmaputra at this location till now has been by ferry in day-time and even this is not possible during floods. <br/><br/>This bridge will also give a major boost to overall economic development of the areas north of Brahmaputra in upper Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. <br/><br/>It will also cater to the strategic requirements of the country in the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh, besides facilitating numerous hydro power projects coming up in the state.<br/><br/>The bridge will also reduce the distance from Rupai on NH- 37 in Assam to Meka-Roing on NH-52 in Arunachal Pradesh by 165 KM. <br/><br/>The travel time between the two places will come down from the current six hours to just one hour, a total five hour reduction. This will result in saving of petrol and diesel worth 10 Lakh rupees per day.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the country's longest river bridge – the Dhola-Sadia Bridge in Assam tomorrow. <br/><br/>This three lane, 9.15 kilometre bridge has been built over river Lohit, which is a tributary of the Brahmaputra river. <br/><br/>It links Dhola in Assam to Sadia. Road connectivity will see a major transformation as this bridge will fill a huge connectivity gap that has existed in the north east region. <br/><br/>The only means to cross the Brahmaputra at this location till now has been by ferry in day-time and even this is not possible during floods. <br/><br/>This bridge will also give a major boost to overall economic development of the areas north of Brahmaputra in upper Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. <br/><br/>It will also cater to the strategic requirements of the country in the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh, besides facilitating numerous hydro power projects coming up in the state.