Pontoon bridge near Gandhi Setu in Patna and ship waiting to cross the pontoon bridge.

Pontoon bridge patna. Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav today inaugurated the newly-constructed pontoon bridge built over mighty river Ganga. PatnaPipaPul Parallel of Gandhi Setu Patnas Longest Floating Bridge Pontoon PIPA PUL 2 LANE PIPAPUL CURRENT STATUS Road Bridge Construction in Ind. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators.

The family was headed to Patna from Chhapra for a marriage function. The driver of the vehicle with around 13 people on board lost control of it while crossing the Peepa Pul in Akihpur area he said. Press Note on Poverty Estimates 20112012.

Its length is 5750 metres 18860 ft and it is the third-longest river bridge in India. Economic Survey 2014 2015. The bridge which has been constructed parallel to the Mahatma Gandhi setu Asias longest cantilever bridge will connect Patna with Hajipur which is headquarters of Vaishali district.

At least nine members of a family died when the SUV they were travelling in dashed against the iron railing of the pontoon bridge and plunged into the Ganga near Danapur on Friday morning. Its 250000 inhabitants now have only seasonal link pontoon bridge a. The Pontoon Bridge provides an important link to cross the Ganga as the main bridge is damaged.

It will improve transport connectivity between north and south Bihar which is divided by the Ganges River and better link Patna the state capital city and the surrounding areas. Nine persons of a family met a watery grave when a pick-up van fell off a dilapidated pontoon bridge across the Ganga near Danapur in Patna district on Friday. Three persons including the driver of the vehicle swam to safety.

It was inaugurated in May 1982 in a ceremony in Hajipur by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi. 68 At least nine people died when a pick-up van carrying them fell from a pontoon bridge into river Ganga in Patnas Danapur locality on Friday morning District Magistrate Chandrasekhar Singh said. As the vehicle reached the middle of the shaky bridge it plunged into the driver.