Atal Setu: PM Modi Inaugurates India's Longest Sea Bridge In Navi Mumbai — WATCH

PM Modi inaugurated the Mumbai Trans-harbour link (MTHL) on Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar during a road show in Nashik.

Source : PTI

PM Modi Maharashtra Visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a visit to Maharashtra, inaugurated the Mumbai Trans-harbour link (MTHL) on Friday. It is the longest bridge in India and also the longest sea bridge in India named 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewari-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu'. The bridge has been constructed at a cost of over Rs 17,840 crore.

#WATCH | PM Modi inaugurates Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewari - Nhava Sheva Atal Setu in Maharashtra

Atal Setu is the longest bridge in India and also the longest sea bridge in the country. It will provide faster connectivity to Mumbai International Airport and Navi Mumbai… pic.twitter.com/2GT2OUkVnC

— ANI (@ANI) January 12, 2024

The Prime Minister inaugurated the sea bridge in the presence of Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais, CM Eknath Shinde, and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.

#WATCH | The 21.8km long Mumbai Transharbour link (MTHL), now named ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri - Nhava Sheva Atal Setu’, built at a total cost of more than Rs 17,840 crore was inaugurated by PM Modi, today

Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais, CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM… pic.twitter.com/3iM75feiqr

— ANI (@ANI) January 12, 2024

Some visuals of Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) were shared by news agency PTI.

VIDEO | Visuals of Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), also known as Atal Setu, which was inaugurated by PM Modi in Navi Mumbai earlier today. pic.twitter.com/3kIhvttfoi

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 12, 2024

According to a statement, Atal Setu is in line with the Prime Minister's vision to boost people's ease of mobility by strengthening urban transport infrastructure and connectivity, as reported by news agency PTI. PM Modi had laid the foundation stone of the bridge in December 2016. The bridge is about 21.8 km long six-lane bridge having about 16.5 km length over sea and about 5.5 km on the land.

The bridge will provide faster connectivity to the Mumbai International Airport and Navi Mumbai International Airport and will also reduce the travel time from Mumbai to Pune, Goa and South India. It will also improve connectivity between Mumbai Port and Jawaharlal Nehru Port, the statement further stated.

At a public event in Navi Mumbai, the prime minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of various projects, including the underground road tunnel connecting Eastern Freeway's Orange Gate to Marine Drive. The 9.2-km-long tunnel will be built at a cost of more than Rs 8,700 crore and will be a significant infrastructure development in Mumbai, it said.

Among other projects, he will dedicate Phase 1 of the Surya regional bulk drinking water project to the nation. Developed at a cost of more than Rs 1,975 crore, it will provide drinking water supply to Palghar and Thane districts of Maharashtra, benefiting about 14 lakh population.

The Prime Minister will also launch several rail projects. He will inaugurate 'Bharat Ratnam' (Mega Common Facilitation Centre) for Gems and Jewellery sector at Santacruz Electronic Export Processing Zone- Special Economic Zone (SEEPZ SEZ), which is the first of its kind in India with the best available machines in the world including 3D metal printing.