GUWAHATI
A newly inaugurated foot-over-bridge on GS Road in Guwahati

Assam health minister Himanata Biswa Sarma on Monday said that the city will have seven more foot โ€“over-bridges by March this year.

He said this while inaugurating two newly constructed foot-over bridges in Guwahati.

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Speaking on the occasion Himanta Biswa Sarma said, โ€œBy March, the residents of Guwahati will have seven more foot overbridges.โ€

The minister also said that 42 new routes will be constructed under the โ€˜Asom Malaโ€™ scheme.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the new scheme during his visit to the state on February 7.

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The newly inaugurated bridges have elevators as well as escalators to facilitate the movement of pedestrians, especially differently-abled individuals.

Located in Christian Basti and Ganeshguri on the busy GS Road, these bridges will be open round the clock, though the lifts and escalators will remain operational from 7 am to 2 am on a daily basis.

While the footbridge at Christian Basti has been constructed at a cost of Rs. 10,06,71,000, the one at Ganeshguri has been built spending Rs. 9,88,00,000.

The bridges will also be under 24 hours CCTV surveillance to avoid any untoward incident.