Sudama Setu is a

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Dwarka Dwarka () is a city and a municipality of Devbhumi Dwarka district in the state of Gujarat in Western India. It is located on the western shore of the Okhamandal Peninsula on the right bank of the Gomti river at the mouth of the Gulf of Kut ...

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, India. It is named for Sudama, a childhood friend of

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. Proposed in 2005, the bridge was opened in 2016.

History

Sudama Setu during Dwaraka DWARASPDB 2015 (5)

A pedestrian bridge over Gomti river connects Jagat Mandir of mainland Dwarka and Panchnad or Panchkui Tirth on the island in southeast of it. The bridge was proposed in 2005 to boost tourism on the island. The island has religious as well archaeological significance. There are five sweet water wells called Panchkui associated with five

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''. Gomti river was crossed by boats until construction of the bridge. As Jagat Mandir is an

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(ASI) protected site, permission was needed for construction of the bridge. The Vadodara circle of ASI gave a nod to the bridge in 2008. The ground breaking ceremony for the bridge was held on 5 May 2011 by Gujarat Tourism minister Jaynarayan Vyas and Rajya Sabha MP

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. The construction was delayed due to ASI Delhi not granting the permit until 2013. The bridge was completed in February 2016.

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, in collaboration with the Gujarat Tourism Department and Gujarat Pavitra Yatradham Vikas Board, built the bridge. The bridge cost . It is named for Sudama, a childhood friend of

. The bridge was inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister

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on 11 June 2016.

Features

The bridge is 166 meters long and 4.2 meters wide, having the capacity to carry 25,000 to 30,000 pedestrians an hour. The bridge is constructed with 40mm locked coil cable ropes provided by Usha Martin Limited.

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