Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC) is a statutory body under the administrative control of the Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal that was established in 1969 for the purpose of construction of a new bridge across the river Hooghly when the iconic Howrah Bridge was being found to be inadequate for catering to growing trans-river communication.
Read more...Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC) is a statutory body under the administrative control of the Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal that was established in 1969 for the purpose of construction of a new bridge across the river Hooghly when the iconic Howrah Bridge was being found to be inadequate for catering to growing trans-river communication. HRBC accomplished the job and enjoys its laurels to this date as the elegant cable-stayed structure.
After the achievement of its primary objective with the inauguration of the Vidyasagar Setu in 1992.
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