PM Narendra Modi inaugurated India's longest cable-stayed bridge in
Gujarat's Dwarka on February 25, 2024. The bridge called 'Sudarshan Setu', will connect Okha and
Beyt Dwarka island
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SUDARSHAN SETU
The bridge is four-lane 27.20-meter wide and has 2.50-meter-wide
footpaths on each side. Its footpaths are adorned with verses from the Bhagavad Gita and images
of Lord Krishna on both sides
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MYTHOLOGICAL LINKS
Solar panels are installed on the upper portions of the footpath
at the Sudarshan Setu which generates one megawatt of electricity
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HARNESSING SOLAR POWER
Earlier called 'Signature Bridge', it was renamed as 'Sudarshan Setu'
because it connects to Beyt Dwarka, island near to Dwarkadhish temple of Lord Krishna
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RENAMING THE BRIDGE
PM Modi offered his prayers at the Dwarkadhish temple before
inaugurating the bridge. And later he dived in the Arabian Sea to offer prayers at the
underwater city of Dwarka
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PRAYERS TO KRISHNA
PM also inaugurated Gujarat's first AIIMS in Rajkot. He also
inaugurated four other newly built AIIMS in Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and West
Bengal
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ADDING HOSPITALS
Sudarshan Setu connecting Okha and Beyt Dwarka will also serve as a
place of tourist attraction