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{{Short description|Bridge between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India}}
{{Infobox Bridge
|name = Dhola–Sadiya Bridge
|official_name = Bhupen Hazarika Setu
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|carries = Motor vehicles
|crosses = [[Lohit River]]
|locale = Dhola–[[Sadiya]], [[Assam]], India
|maint = [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]
|builder = Navayuga Engineering
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|complete = 10 March 2017
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The '''Dhola-Sadiya Bridge''', officially known as '''Bhupen Hazarika Setu''', is a [[beam bridge]] connecting the villages of Dhola and [[Sadiya]] in [[Tinsukia district]] of the Indian state of [[Assam]]. The bridge spans the [[Lohit River]], a major tributary of the [[Brahmaputra]], and provides access to certain parts of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] that lie to the north and northeast of Assam.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/dhola-sadiya-bridge-not-enough-china-still-miles-ahead-of-india-in-infrastructure-along-lac/articleshow/58879677.cms|title=Dhola-Sadiya bridge not enough, China still miles ahead of India in infrastructure along LAC|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|date=28 May 2017|first=Shaurya | last=Karanbir Gurung|access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="PIB">{{cite press release|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=162117|title=Dhola-Sadiya: A Bridge of New Hope for the North East|work=[[Press Information Bureau]]|access-date=23 June 2017}}</ref> The bridge facilitates the first permanent road connection between the [[Upper Assam Division|northern Assam]] and eastern Arunachal Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news|title=All you need to know about Dhola-Sadiya Bridge, India's longest river bridge|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/dhola-sadiya-bridge-10-things-to-know/article18582536.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 May 2017|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> At {{cvt|9.15|km}} in length, it is the [[List of longest bridges above water in India|second longest bridge in India]] over water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/longest-bridge-in-india-provides-a-quick-link-to-lac/|title=Longest bridge in India provides a quick link to LAC|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/dhola-sadia-river-bridge-and-unquiet-flows-the-brahmaputra/|title=The mighty Brahmaputra is the biggest hurdle to the country's longest bridge|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>

With the bridge located close to the [[India-China border]], the bridge is designed to facilitate the movement of [[Indian Armed Forces]] to the border state of Arunachal Pradesh.<ref name="IE">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/sadia-dhola-bridge-10-facts-about-indias-longest-bridge-on-the-brahmaputra-4672683/|title=Dhola Sadia bridge: 10 facts about India's longest bridge on the Brahmaputra|date=25 May 2017|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> As China has disputed India's claim to Arunachal Pradesh, the bridge is an important tactical asset in the ongoing dispute.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Subir Bhaumik|title=India opens longest bridge on China border|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-40042438|work=BBC News|access-date=27 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527102322/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-40042438|archive-date=27 May 2017|date=26 May 2017|quote=China claims Arunachal Pradesh as its own, and refers to it as "southern Tibet". [...] "With China getting more and more aggressive, it is time we strengthened our physical infrastructure to defend our territory," India's junior Home Minister Khiren Rijiju, a native of Arunachal Pradesh, told journalists.}}</ref> The bridge has been designed to handle the weight of {{convert|60|t|lb|adj=on|abbr=off}} [[main battle tank]]s of the [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indias-longest-bridge-to-be-opened-by-pm-narendra-modi-in-assam-tomorrow-10-points-1703805|title=India's Longest Bridge, Built For Tanks, To Open In Assam Today: 10 Facts|work=[[NDTV]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>

== Construction ==
The [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]] started a feasibility study of the project in August 2003.<ref name="IE"/> In January 2009, the bridge was approved for construction funded by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=58936|title=Construction of 12.9 meter wide bridge between Dhola an Sadia ghats along with 2 lane connecting roads from near about Dhola to Islampur Tinali in Assam on BOT (Annuity) basis under the Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads and Highways|work=[[Press Information Bureau]]|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=How PM Modi fulfilled Vajpayee's 'dream' to build India's longest Bhupen Hazarika Bridge between Dhola, Sadiya in Assam|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/how-pm-narendra-modi-fulfilled-atal-bihari-vajpayees-dream-to-build-indias-longest-bhupen-hazarika-bridge-between-dhola-sadiya-in-assam/686616/|work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|access-date=27 May 2017|date=26 May 2017}}</ref> Construction began in November 2011 as a [[public-private partnership]] with Navayuga Engineering, with an expected completion in 2015. However, due to construction delays and cost overruns, the bridge's completion date was pushed into 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=A bridge too far|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140407/jsp/northeast/story_18163848.jsp#.VYuPOUZe-6E|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529154139/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140407/jsp/northeast/story_18163848.jsp#.VYuPOUZe-6E|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 May 2015|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|date=7 April 2015|access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=112526|title=Development in North East|work=[[Press Information Bureau]]|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> The project cost around {{INR Convert|10|b|lk=|year=2017|0}} and construction took over five years to complete.<ref>{{cite web|title=3 years of Narendra Modi government: India's longest bridge to be called Bhupen Hazarika Bridge, says PM Modi|url=http://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/pm-narendra-modi-inaugurate-dhola-sadiya-india-longest-bridge-assam/story/253019.html|work=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]]|access-date=28 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526082936/http://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/pm-narendra-modi-inaugurate-dhola-sadiya-india-longest-bridge-assam/story/253019.html|archive-date=26 May 2017|date=26 May 2017|quote=Its construction started in 2011. The approximate cost of the project is said to be around Rs 10 billion.}}</ref> The bridge was inaugurated on 26 May 2017 by [[Prime Minister of India|Indian prime minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] in the presence of [[Nitin Gadkari]], the [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|minister of road transport and highways]]. The bridge was named after [[Bhupen Hazarika]], an artist and filmmaker from Assam.<ref>{{cite news|title=India opens longest bridge on China border|date=26 May 2017|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-40042438|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=26 May 2017|last1=Bhaumik|first1=Subir}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Brahmaputra_River#Bridges|List of bridges on Brahmaputra River]]
* [[List of longest bridges above water in India]]
* [[List of longest bridges in the world]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.dholasadiya.com Dhola–Sadiya Bridge]
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[[Category:Bridges in Assam]]
[[Category:Bridges in Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Bridges over the Brahmaputra River]]
[[Category:Memorials to Bhupen Hazarika]]
[[Category:Transport in Tinsukia]]
[[Category:Road bridges in India]]

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Mohd Sameer at 03:20, 8 February 2026