Tala Bridge

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Bridge in Kolkata, West Bengal

Tallah Bridge

Coordinates| 22°36′31″N 88°22′33″E﻿ / ﻿22.6087115°N 88.3756963°E﻿ / 22.6087115; 88.3756963
Carries|

* Four lane BT road
* Footpaths on both sides for pedestrians

Crosses| Kolkata Circular railway
Locale| Kolkata, West Bengal
Official name| Hemanta Setu
Named for| Hemanta Kumar Basu
Maintained by| Department of Public Works
Characteristics
Total length| 743.43 metres (2,439 ft)
Width| 24 metres (79 ft)
History
Opened|

* 1962 (dismantled)
* 22 September 2022

Statistics
Toll| No
Location

Tala Setu (officially Hemanta Setu) is a bridge on the Kolkata Circular railway in the state of West Bengal. It connects the Shyambazar area of Kolkata with the Kolkata's northern suburbs.

The bridge was opened in 1962, but due to structural weakness of the bridge, demolition work was started by Indian Railways from February 2020. The demolition work was completed by April 2020.[1] The new bridge was opened on 22 September 2022.[1][2] The total length of the new bridge is 743.43 meters. A total of 468 crore was spent to build the bridge.[3] The bridge was built on a government initiative under the Department of Public Works.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b "৫টা ৪৯ মিনিট: আড়াই বছর পর নবরূপে খুলে গেল টালা ব্রিজ, রিমোটে উদ্বোধন করলেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা" (in Bengali). Kolkata: www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
2. ^ "নবরূপে খুলে গেল টালা সেতু" (in Bengali). Kolkata: www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
3. ^ a b Ajanta Chakraborty (22 September 2022). "Kolkata: Rebuilt at Rs 468 crore in two years, new Tala bridge to be thrown open today". Kolkata: timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Retrieved 23 September 2022.