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Larsen & Toubro is lowest bidder for road bridge over river Brahmaputra

Engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro has emerged as the lowest bidder for a Rs 3,200 crore project to build a road bridge over the Brahmaputra river, according to an NHIDCL official. It will be one of the longest road bridges over a river in the country and on completion will connect two eastern states - Assam and Meghalaya. "Larsen & Toubro has emerged as the lowest bidder for about Rs 3,200 crore four-lane road bridge across river Brahmaputra from Dhubri to Phulbari on NH 127 B," the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) official said. The project is being financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The proposed around 18 km bridge, which is considered as strategic, will connect Assam and Meghalaya, reducing the detouring road distance by about 203 km from Dhubri to Phulabari, which lie on the either side of the Brahmaputra before it flows into Bangladesh.

Assam flood: Death toll at 110, over 2.5 mn affected; PM assures support

The death toll due to floods and landslides this year in the state has increased to 110

India must have water-sharing agreement with China on Brahmaputra: Experts

China is eyeing to divert water from Brahmaputra river to its Xinjiang region since both countries don't have any water-sharing agreement

China blocks tributary of Brahmaputra in Tibet to build dam

It is not clear yet what impact the blockade of the river will have on the flow of water from the Brahmaputra into India

World Bank sanctions Rs 980 crore for Brahmaputra dredging: Chandra Mohan Patowary

He said that with the opening up of waterways, Assam gets a ready made market of Bangladesh and West Bengal