Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched the construction work of 8.25 km-long bridge over the Brahmaputra that will connect Jorhat with Majuli. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India (MoRTH) has sanctioned Rs 925.47 crore for the construction of this bridge project, which will be executed by the Uttar Pradesh State Bridge Construction Corporation, Lucknow. The targeted period for completion of the project is 48 months. Once construction of this bridge is completed, it will give a paradigm shift to connectivity between Jorhat and Majuli, besides leading to rapid development in the district.
The state government has already constituted a cabinet committee to regularly monitor progress of the project and the government aims to inaugurate this bridge by November 2025. Around Rs 200 crore will be spent by the state government from its side for this bridge. The Government of Assam would take up construction of a new bridge connecting Majuli-Lakhimpur at Dhunaguri from its own resources amounting to Rs 750 crore.