Atal Setu: All you need to know about India’s longest sea bridge

  • January 12, 2024
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Atal Setu: All you need to know about India’s longest sea bridge

Subject: Geography

Section: Mapping

Context: 

  • Today, Prime Minister of India will inaugurate the much-awaited Atal Setu, the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL)

About Atal Setu:

  • The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) or Atal Setu is the longest sea bridge in India is set to be inaugurated today.
  • The bridge has been named after former prime minister and late BJP veteran Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
  • 21.8 km in length and having six lanes, the bridge has been constructed at a whopping cost of ₹18,000 crore.
  • The bridge originates from Sewri in Mumbai and ends at Nhava Sheva in Uran taluka in Raigad district.
  • It has shortened the distance between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai to just 20 minutes which earlier took 2 hours.

Other Bridges in India:

  • Bhupen Hazarika Setu on River Brahmaputra in Assam.
  • Dibang river bridge on River Dibang in Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Mahatma Gandhi Setu on River Ganges in Bihar.
  • Bandra Worli sea link on Mahim Bay in Maharashtra.
  • Bogibeel bridge on River Brahmaputra in Assam
Atal Setu: All you need to know about India's longest sea bridge Geography