Overview
- The four-lane bridge over the Muriganga will span roughly 4.7–5 km between Lot 8 at Kakdwip and Kachuberia on Sagar Island.
- The state pegs the approved cost at about Rs 1,670 crore, with construction tendered to Larsen & Toubro at roughly Rs 1,567 crore.
- Completion timelines differ, with the chief minister citing two to three years while PWD sources indicate about four years and note that land acquisition is still under way.
- BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari disputes the launch, alleging absence of a mandatory central NOC for the waterway, no approach-road land acquisition, and missing technical steps such as soil tests.
- For the 2026 Gangasagar Mela, officials plan more than 2,500 buses, 21 jetties, 13 barges and GPS/NavIC-tracked vessels monitored via a Mega Control Room, as the state reiterates it has received no central funds for the fair.