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{{short description|Bridge in Kolkata, India}}
{{Not to be confused with|Sampreeti Bridge}}{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}{{Infobox bridge
| bridge_name = Batanagar Flyover
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = bn
| official_name = Sampriti Flyover
| image = Sampriti Flyover, Kolkata.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = Batanagar Flyover near Purti Flowers a residential complex
| country =
| carries = Bikes, cars
| location = [[Maheshtala]] to [[Batanagar]], [[Kolkata, West Bengal]], India
| maint = [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA)
| design =
| designer =
| builder = L&T
| cost = 355 crores<ref name=to/>
| length = {{convert |7.5| km}}
| width = {{convert |8.5|m}} <ref name=th/>
| begin = {{start date|df=yes|2014}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Budge Budge flyover construction turns fast-travel dream into nightmare |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/budge-budge-flyover-construction-turns-fast-travel-dream-into-nightmare/articleshow/59393362.cms |accessdate=11 February 2020 |publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=1 July 2017}}</ref>
| complete = {{end date|df=yes| October 2018}} <ref name=th/>
| open = {{start date and age|df=yes| 11 January 2019}}<ref name=m>{{cite news |title=CM inaugurates 'Sampriti' flyover |url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/cm-inaugurates-sampriti-flyover-33599 |accessdate=11 January 2020 |publisher=www.millenniumpost.in |date=11 January 2019 |language=English}}</ref>
| closed =
| toll = Yes (Except two wheelers and four wheelers)<ref name=m/>
| previous_type =
| material = Steel, Concrete
}}
'''Batanagar Flyover''' is a flyover in the southern part of [[Kolkata]]. The two-lane flyover is {{cvt|7.5|km}} and {{cvt|28|ft}} wide. The flyover connects [[Batanagar]] with Jinjira Bazaar.<ref name=th>{{cite news |author1=Subhajoy Roy |title=Batanagar flyover ready, but use potholed road |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/batanagar-flyover-ready-but-not-opened-so-use-potholed-road-below/cid/1677813 |accessdate=11 February 2020 |publisher=www.telegraphindia.com |date=6 December 2018 |language=English}}</ref> The Sampriti flyover is the first in the city to be built on PPP mode. The centre has given 35 percent of the cost since this is a [[Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission]] project and the rest has been borne by the consortium of RiverBank Holdings and its joint venture partner L&T Dabriwala.<ref name=m/>

== History ==
The [[Budge Budge Trunk Road]] connecting [[Batanagar]] and [[Budge Budge]] with Taratala is narrower than required, so traffic jam was a normal feature of the road. To solve this problem the conception of constructing Batanagar Flyover rose. Chief Minister [[Mamata Banerjee]] announced the construction of the Batanagar Flyover in the 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Didi inaugurates 3 projects in Batanagar, promises more |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/didi-inaugurates-3-projects-in-batanagar-promises-more/ |accessdate=11 February 2020 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=2 December 2014}}</ref>

After this the construction of this flyover began. After receiving the tender for the construction of the flyover, the L&T Company is engaged in the construction of the flyover. Its construction cost is estimated at 255 crore. Of which, 86.8 crore<ref name=to/> will be given by the central government and the rest by the construction company. In October 2018, the construction of the flyover was completed. However, the total cost of construction of the flyover is 355 crore.<ref name=to/>

[[Mamata Banerjee]] inaugurated the flyover on 11 January 2019.<ref name=to/>

== Importance==

This flyover will benefit around 10 lakh people who commute daily along this route from [[Pujali]], [[Budge Budge]], [[Maheshtala]] and Asuti gram panchayat. It will also help those residing in housing projects like Batanagar Riverside Township, Eden City, Greenfield City and Purti.<ref name="to">{{cite news |title=Batanagar-Jinjira Bazaar flyover inaugurated; no toll for bikes, cars |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/batanagar-jinjira-bazaar-flyover-inaugurated-no-toll-for-bikes-cars/articleshow/67498504.cms |accessdate=11 February 2020 |publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=12 January 2019}}</ref>

== Problem==
West Bengal's longest flyover, which connects Jinjira Bazar to [[Batanagar]] across Maheshtala in the southern part of the city, has developed cracks barely a year since it was opened to traffic, a senior official of the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA)said. The cracks were detected on pillars 121 and 122 of the 7 km-long Sampriti (Harmony) flyover on during an inspection and vehicular movement on it was stopped soon afterwards.<ref name=de>{{cite news |title=Bengal's longest flyover develops crack in just a year |url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/national/822927-bengals-longest-flyover-develops-crack-in-just-a-year |accessdate=11 February 2020 |publisher=www.devdiscourse.com |date=8 January 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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{{coord missing|West Bengal}}

[[Category:Bridges in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 2018]]
[[Category:2018 establishments in West Bengal]]

Batanagar Flyover - Revision history

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