Country’s largest rail-road bridge will be built in Banaras, Center approved

New Delhi: The country’s largest rail-road bridge is going to be built in the country’s faith city Banaras. The cabinet has approved the project. The DPR of the project will be ready in 2 years. This rail-road bridge will connect the two banks of the Ganges river in Banaras. This rail-road bridge will have 4 railway tracks and a 6-lane highway will be built above it. Giving information, Cabinet Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that this bridge will connect two districts of Uttar Pradesh Varanasi-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay.

This new bridge is being built next to the already existing Malviya Bridge. Malviya Bridge is the oldest in the country, 137 years old. The new bridge will replace the old Malviya Bridge. Giving information, Cabinet Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that the Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the Road-Rail Bridge project of the Ministry of Railways. The estimated cost of this project is being told to be Rs 2,642 crore. The completion of this project will reduce congestion.

This bridge will have two floors. There will be four railway tracks on the first floor. On which Vande Bharat train to logistics train will pass. On the other hand, a 6-lane road will be built on the second floor. 24 million tonnes of additional cargo will be able to move on the road-cum-train bridge. Giving information, the Union Minister said that this project will provide employment opportunities.

During the construction of this bridge, direct jobs of about 10 lakh man days will be generated. Apart from this, this project covering 2 districts of Uttar Pradesh will increase the existing network of Indian Railways by about 30 km. This bridge will also help in reducing pollution and will also reduce transportation cost. According to the information, this bridge will help in reducing CO2 emissions (149 crore kilograms), which is equivalent to planting 6 crore trees.

This bridge to be built on the river Ganga will make the road easier and better. Due to which a lot of diesel can also be saved. According to the government, it is estimated that 8 crore diesel will be saved every year from this bridge. This means that this bridge will help people save Rs 638 crore. Which is considered a big deal in itself. According to the Central Ministry, its design and construction is very difficult. In such a situation, it may take 2 years to prepare a detailed project report.