Maitri Setu মৈত্রী সেতু मैत्री सेतु | |
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Coordinates | 22°59′49″N 91°43′25″E / 22.997°N 91.72365°E |
Carries | 2-lanes |
Crosses | Feni River |
Locale | North end: Sabroom in Tripura, India South end: Ramgarh in Chittagong, Bangladesh. |
Other name(s) | Gateway of Northeast |
Named for | Indo-Bangladesh friendship [1] |
Maintained by | National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) |
Characteristics | |
Material | Steel and concrete |
Total length | 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
No. of spans | Single span |
Piers in water | No |
History | |
Constructed by | Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Private Limited (DRA Infracon) |
Construction start | June 2015 |
Construction cost | ₹133 crore (US$16 million) |
Inaugurated | 9 March 2021 |
Location | |
Maitri Setu (lit. 'friendship bridge') is a 1.9-kilometre (1.2 mi) bridge on Feni River which links Sabroom in Tripura, India and Ramgarh in Chittagong, Bangladesh leading to Chittagong port, thus providing a shorter and more economical alternate land route between India's eastern and western states compared to the longer route through Assam. On 9 March 2021, it was officially opened to public by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.