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Cable stayed Aldona-Corjuem bridge inaugurated NT Staff Reporter Panaji, Nov 21: The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, said that the new cable stayed bridge connecting Aldona and Corjuem and other areas would open new vistas of development in this part of the state. The Chief Minister said the news of cable stayed bridge has already reached to the nook and corner of the state and other parts of the country and the people are visiting this place to have a look at the illuminated bridge. He was speaking after inaugurating the bridge in the presence of the Health Minister, Dr Suresh Amonkar, the North Goa MP, Mr Sripad Naik, the local Congress MLA, Mr Dayanand Narvekar and other dignitaries. The Chief Minister said the amount of Rs 1 crore would be spent to install capsule lift for the benefit of visiting people and tourists and the whole area would be developed as a tourist spot and added that Poira-Corjuem bridge would also be completed soon. New approach road for the cable stayed bridge would be constructed to avoid congestion, he added. Mr Parrikar said the present ferry service between Corjuem and Aldona would continue for the benefit of the people and added that Corjuem fort would be developed as a tourist spot. Earlier, the Chief Minister laid the cornerstone for the district-level hospital at Peddem-Mapusa. The contract has been awarded to the GSIDC at a cost of Rs 22 crore and this 230-bedded hospital would be completed in just 21 months. The Health Minister, Dr Amonkar said that the Goa is developing very fast with the whole-hearted co-operation of the people. The North Goa MP, Mr Sripad Naik, said that Bharatiya Janata Party has been resolving the common man’s problems in the state and added that the present government has achieved development in various sectors due to unflinching people’s support. The local MLA, Mr Dayanand Narvekar, expressed happiness over the timely completion of the bridge and said that the long standing dream of the area has been realised. The MLA, congratulated the Chief Minister and the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation. This bridge is the first of its kind in Goa and sixth in the country and has been constructed by the Afcons Infrastructure Ltd for Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation. The length of the bridge is 235 metre with the width of around 12 metre. The height of the main pillar is 49 metre. The bridge has been constructed at a cost of Rs 23 crore approximately.
