Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a high-level bridge over the Mahanadi river near Sambalpur on 1 February 2019.
The 1.5 km bridge, built at a cost of Rs 117.72 crore, will connect areas including Chaurpur, Gosala, and Chipilima with Sambalpur city near the Nelson Mandela Square by reducing the distance by 25 km.
The bridge will facilitate better transportation of agricultural produce to the daily markets of Sambalpur and give boost to tourism. The Chief Minister also inaugurated 19 other development projects worth Rs 100 crore and laid foundation stones of 14 projects worth Rs 338 crore.