PM Modi to inaugurate iconic Atal Bridge today: Check the key points  

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• Aug 27, 2022 | Guriya Khatun

The foot-over bridge, which was erected by the Amdavad Municipal Corporation and is named after the late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, will also be dedicated at the same location, according to the announcement.

Digital Desk: Gujarat's Ahmedabad city will host the official opening of the iconic "Atal Bridge" over the Sabarmati river on Saturday.

On Saturday, PM Modi will begin a two-day trip to Gujarat. A state government announcement stated that on the first day of his visit, PM Modi will speak to a crowd at the "Khadi Utsav" event, which will be held on the Sabarmati Riverfront in the evening.

The foot-over bridge, which was erected by the Amdavad Municipal Corporation and is named after the late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, will also be dedicated at the same location, according to the announcement.

Meanwhile, a day before the inauguration, PM Modi took to Twitter to share a few photos and wrote,"Doesn’t the Atal Bridge look spectacular!"

"An exemplary landmark of the Sabarmati Riverfront!" he said in another tweet while sharing a video of the bridge.

Here is all you need to know about 'Atal Bridge'

• Between Ellis Bridge and Sardar Bridge, on the Sabarmati River, is the foot-over "Atal Bridge," which is solely for pedestrians.
• This famous bridge is about 300 metres long and 14 metres wide in the middle. It has an eye-catching design with LED lighting.
• 2,600 metric tonnes of steel pipes were used in the construction of the bridge.
• The bridge's railing is composed of glass and stainless steel, and its ceiling is covered with colourful fabric.
• The food-over bridge links the riverfront's future arts and cultural centre on the eastern end with the flower garden on the western end.
• In addition to walkers, bikers can use this bridge to cross the river and stay out of the way of moving traffic.
• It will make it possible for people to see the riverside from the centre of the body of water.
• The bridge has been designed such that users can access it from both the lower and higher riverfront promenades or walkways.