Question: On which river the second longest river bridge of Odisha has been built?
(a) Mahanadi
(b) Baitarani River
(c) IB River
(d) Brahmani River
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- On April 15th, 2018, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the newly constructed bridge on the IB River in Sambalpur district.
- The length of this bridge is 2.5 km.
- Built by the cost of Rs 117.50 crore, it is Odisha’s second longest river bridge.
- With the construction of this bridge, Sambalpur and Brajarajnagar have been connected directly by the road, due to which the distance between the two places has decreased by 50 km.
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Setu (Netaji Setu) of Odisha is the longest river bridge in the state (length 2.88 km).
- This bridge is built over the river Kathajodi the tributary of Mahanadi.
Reference:
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/odishas-second-longest-river-bridge-opened/article23552215.ece
https://www.projectstoday.com/News/Second-longest-river-bridge-opened-in-Odisha
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/200717/odishas-longest-bridge-named-after-netaji-subhas-chandra-bose.html