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PM Modi names India's longest bridge after Assamese legend Bhupen Hazarika

Guwahati (Assam): On Friday, Prime Minster Narendra Modi said that the Dhola-Sadiya bridge will bring economic change in the northeast region and it will be named after renowned singer Bhupen Hazarika. He was addressing a public rally in Tinsukia district after inaugurating the country's longest river bridge, the Dhola-Sadiya bridge. It connects Assam with Arunachal Pradesh. "We have decided to name the bridge after Bhupen Hazarika, the son of Brahmaputra and Assam's voice," said PM Modi. "This bridge will not only save time and money but also bring about an economic revolution in country," said PM Modi. The 9.15 km-long Dhola-Sadiya bridge built over the Brahmaputra river will reduce travel time between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh by at least four hours. However, on the completion of Modi government's three years in office on Friday, where on the one hand PM celebrated it by inaugurating a bridge in Assam, Congress attacked the BJP party and said that it had done nothing but "publicity".
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