AGASSAIM
Union Minister for Roads and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Sunday stated that the cable-stayed bridge across Zuari bridge would be inaugurated on January 26, 2019.
Gadkari was speaking to media persons during the inspection of ongoing construction work on new Zuari bridge at Agassaim. He was accompanied by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and others.
Stating that the new Zuari bridge will be an iconic bridge, Gadkari said it would become an attraction for foreign tourists.
“The work on the bridge will complete in December 2018 and the it will be finally inaugurated on January 26, 2019,” said the union minister.
“Goa government will convene meetings to review the work on the bridge every 15 days and this meeting has to be compulsorily convened” added Gadkari.
During the inspection, Gadkari spoke to the officials of the department concerned who are undertaking the construction work of the new bridge.
Speaking further, Gadkari said: “We want to examine the possibility of linking the proposed Mopa airport with waterways. Once a tourist arrives in Goa, he can be taken through the waterways and from there he can travel to his hotel,” Gadkari said.
Speaking to reporters, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said a Solid Waste Management team will be formed to initiate the process on garbage in the State.
“It will help us to derive information from panchayats and municipal councils regarding the waste generated in the State,” said Parrikar.
It may be recalled that Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin
Gadkari laid the foundation stone for the Rs 2,700 crore cable-stayed parallel bridge on Zuari river on January 1, this year. The new eight
lane bridge over River Zuari will be constructed in three phases.
