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Soil sample has also been taken from the middle of Ganga for Vikramshila Kataria bridge. The sample will be examined. The work will proceed after the investigation report comes. If the soil there is found to be fine then it is fine, otherwise some directions will be changed and then the sample will be tested.
Bhagalpur: Soon the distance between Navgachia and Vikramshila is going to reduce. Not only this, the distance to Jharkhand will also be reduced, because soon another railway line and a bridge will be built on the Ganga. Action regarding this has also been intensified.
Soil sample taken for testing
Let us tell you that a sample of soil has also been taken from the middle of Ganga for Vikramshila Kataria bridge. The sample will be examined. The work will proceed after the investigation report comes. If the soil there is found to be fine then it is fine, otherwise some directions will be changed and then the sample will be tested. However, at present, ongoing talks are being held with the officials for the process of land acquisition.
Action regarding land acquisition also intensified
Recently, Railway official Bhagalpur District Magistrate Naval Kishore Chaudhary said regarding the land acquisition that if the land is acquired then the work will move ahead. Let us tell you that this bridge and rail line will be laid between Kataria and Vikramshila. This project will be completed around 2030. It will be prepared at a cost of Rs 2178 crore. During this time, survey of land falling in Kahalgaon, Rangra and Navgachia will be started soon. So that work on it can start soon. An application has also been made to the land acquisition office on behalf of Danapur division.
The length of the railway bridge will be about 4 kilometers.
It is being told that the length of the railway bridge to be built near Bateshwar place will be about 4 kilometers. Let us tell you that it will be built 13 meters wide at a cost of Rs 1153 crore. In the total project of Rs 2178.38 crore, a bridge on Ganga is to be laid from Bateshwar place and railway line is to be laid from Vikramshila to Navgachia. Which is to be operational by 2030. With the construction of the rail bridge, trains will reach Navgachia from Vikramshila via Kataria. This will save about three hours of time.
Many areas will benefit
Let us tell you that this will not only benefit Navgachia but also the people of Seemanchal. With the construction of the bridge, people coming from Navgachia as well as Seemanchal will also benefit. Because as soon as you reach Navgachia, you can directly reach Jharkhand or Vikramshila. This will also boost tourism in Vikramshila. It will be easy to reach Bateshwar place also. Not only this, business will get a lot of boost in the coming times.
