Jangalkanya Setu or ''Bhasaraghat Bridge '' is a bridge located in Nayagram in

Jhargram district Jhargram is a district in the state of West Bengal, India.The district lies between the Kangsabati River in the north and the Subarnarekha in the south. Jhargram has one of the lowest population densities among the districts of West Bengal, ...

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

.This bridge was launched in 2016. The bridge is about 1.47 km (0.915 mi) long built on Subarnarekha river. It is the longest bridge in West Bengal. On this day, about 95 kilometers of road to reach

Kharagpur Kharagpur () is a planned urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kharagpur subdivision. It is the largest, most populated, multicultural and cosmopol ...

via Gobibalppur from Nayagram.To reach Kharagpur via the Nayagram-Keshiariyi, it is only 45 km to reach the 1.47 km long junctional bridge.The bridge was under the control of Midnapore Highway Sub-Division 2 P.W(ROADS)DTE.

Construction

Subarnarekha River was blocked by Nayagram and Keshri. The river blocked the communication of this area. In 2011, Chief Minister

Mamata Banerjee Mamata Banerjee (; born 5 January 1955) is an Indian politician who is serving as the eighth and current List of chief ministers of West Bengal, chief minister of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal since 20 ...

announced the construction of the bridge of Vasraghat. But there were already temporary bridges which were constructed every year and during the rainy season, the concrete bridge would be broken. The construction of the bridge was completed in 2016. Bridge was inaugurated by Chief Minister

on 11 February 2016.

Accident

A passenger bus hit in bridge's railing after the 15 days of inauguration of the bridge on 26 February (2016) . The private bus was going from

Midnapore Medinipur or Midnapore (Pron: med̪iːniːpur) is a city known for its history in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the West Medinipur district. It is situated on the banks of the Kangsabati River (variously known as '' ...

to Nayagram with fifty passengers. The bus was moving very fast. The bus was hit by the pillar when the bus got out of the Jangalkanya bridge.

References

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