Odisha dedicates ‘Madhusudan Setu’ to the nation: A gift to people on Utkal Diwas

Bhubaneswar, April 2: On the auspicious occasion of Utkal Diwas, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dedicated Utkal Gaurav Madhusudan Setu to the nation. The 3.13 km bridge which connects Cuttack and Nuapatna, constructed by the state government at a cost of Rs 157 Crores. 

The new bridge has been named after eminent freedom fighter poet and the first graduate and lawyer of Odisha Madhusudhan Das. The Utkal Gaurav Madhusudan Setu has been built under NABARD assistance over river Mahanadi connecting the city to Nuapatna of Athagarh sub-division on the north of the city.

  

Inaugurating the bridge, CM Patnaik said that the bridge would reduce the travelling distance between Cuttack and Dhenkanal by around 16 km and would also facilitate the people of the city to reach the famous Dhabeleswar Mandir on the other side of the river easily.

Some Cabinet colleagues of Patnaik, two BJD MPs and all MLAs of the district, barring Congress MLA Prakash Behera of Salepur and arrested BJD MLA Pravat Biswal of Cuttack Choudwar, were also present on the occasion.

The 2,583-meter-long bridge having three lanes and two footpaths has been built at a cost of Rs 157.47 Crores. While the bridge was stipulated to be completed on April 25, the work at the last moment was expedited to inaugurate it on the Utkal Divas.