Odisha authorizes building of 32 brand-new bridges under Setu Bandhan Yojana

RELEASED: 12 Aug 2025, 10:45 PM IST
LAST UPDATE: 12 Aug 2025, 10:48 PM IST

Odisha is set for a significant facilities upgrade with the building and construction of 32 brand-new bridges authorized on Tuesday under Setu Bandhan Yojana for the FY 2025– 26. The job intends to enhance roadway connection throughout 10 districts, increasing movement and regional advancement.

Check Out: Four significant bridges on Mahanadi, Baitarani, Brahmani, Kharasrota rivers at Rs 1,264 Cr in Odisha

According to main sources, Odisha federal government authorized the building of 32 bridges under Setu Bandhan Yojana, in a considerable transfer to enhance the State’s transport facilities. This effort marks another significant push towards improving connection in essential areas of the State.

The authorized bridges will be integrated in districts of Bolangir, Subarnapur, Nayagarh, Sambalpur, Malkangiri, Bargarh, Koraput, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, and Puri. These areas, a number of which are rural or have difficult surfaces, are anticipated to considerably benefit in regards to availability, transport of products, and public movement.

Setu Bandhan Yojana is a crucial facilities job targeted at building bridges in remote and under-connected locations. By concentrating on these districts, the State federal government plans to bridge the facilities space in between metropolitan and rural areas, lower travel time, and promote local advancement.

Authorities specified that this action lines up with the State’s wider facilities advancement roadmap in line with the Vision Odisha 2036, targeting much better roadway and bridge networks as a chauffeur of financial development, particularly in western and southern parts of the State.

Work is anticipated to start soon, with tendering and website evaluations to be performed in the coming months. The General Public Works Department (PWD) will supervise execution. Odisha Bridge & & Construction Corporation (OBCC) Limited, a State federal government endeavor, will likewise take part in bridge building together with the PWD.

The federal government likewise has strategies to build 4 significant bridges on Mahanadi, Baitarani, Brahmani, and Kharasrota rivers to reinforce roadway connection in the State. An overall of Rs 1,264 crore is to be invested in the building and construction, main sources had actually stated on March 17.

“A brand-new Odisha State Road Policy is likewise being developed. Once it is settled, the roadway and bridge building and upkeep of different engineering works can be methodical and enhanced,” a senior authorities of the Works Department had actually mentioned.