Majerhat Bridge in Kolkata Renamed as “Jai Hind Bridge” To Commemorate 125th Birth Anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the newly-built Majerhat bridge in Kolkata.
However, the bridge has been renamed as “Jai Hind” bridge to pay tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on the occasion of his 125th birth anniversary commemoration (23 January).
The 650-meter-long new bridge has been built in the place of an old 2-lane bridge that collapsed in September 2018.
The cost of developing the bridge is around Rs 311.76 crore.
The new bridge is a four lane cable stayed rail over bridge with double capacity, having a weight capacity of 385 metric tonnes.
The bridge lies on the arterial Diamond Harbour Road, and will connect the central part of the city to the soutwestern suburbs of Behala and beyond.