Consider the following statements about river bridges connecting India with neighbouring countries:
- 1.‘Maitri Setu’, built over Feni river, connects Ramgarh in India with Sabroom in Bangladesh.
- 2.Jhulaghat suspension bridge connects India with Myanmar.
- 3.Mechi bridge and its approaches connect Panitanki Bypass in India with Kakarvitta in Nepal.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (d) 3 only
Only statement 3 is right. Maitri Setu joins Sabroom in Tripura (India) with Ramgarh (Bangladesh), the reverse of what statement 1 says. The Jhulaghat bridge on the Kali river leads into Nepal, not Myanmar.
- ✗ 1. Sabroom lies in South Tripura, India, and Ramgarh is on the Bangladesh side; the statement swaps the two countries.
- ✗ 2. Jhulaghat is a town on the Indo-Nepal border named after a hanging bridge on the Kali river, through which one enters Nepal.
- ✓ 3. The Mechi bridge is part of the upgraded Kakarvitta (Nepal) to Panitanki Bypass (India) road on NH 327B, and is the end point of Asian Highway 02 in India.
Remember · Maitri Setu: Sabroom (Tripura, India) – Ramgarh (Bangladesh) over the Feni. Jhulaghat (Pithoragarh) and the Mechi bridge (Panitanki–Kakarvitta) both lead into Nepal.
Sources
- Land Ports Authority of India: Sabroom Land Port ↗ “Sabroom is located in the South Tripura district of the state of Tripura along the international border between India and Bangladesh.”
- PIB: English rendering of PM’s address at inauguration of ‘Maitri Setu’ (9 March 2021) ↗ “The bridge between Sabroom and Ramgarh has also strengthened our friendship along with India-Bangladesh prosperity.”
- District Pithoragarh, Government of Uttarakhand: Jhulaghat ↗ “This small town on the Indo-Nepal border is named after a hanging bridge on the Kali River. One can enter Nepal through this bridge.”
- PIB: Cabinet approves MoU between India and Nepal for a new bridge over the Mechi River ↗ “The new bridge is part of up-gradation of the Kakarvitta (Nepal) to Panitanki Bypass (India) on NH 327B covering a length of 1500 meters including a 6 lane approach road of 825 meters.”
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