Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will on Tuesday inaugurate a 1.5km-long bridge built over the Ganga to connect the Bhutni island on the river with the mainland.
She will also open a bridge connecting Malda in Bengal with the Katihar district of Bihar. The bridge over the Fulhar will reduce the distance between Malda and Katihar by around 90km.
Mamata, who will attend an administrative review meeting here, will inaugurate a slew of other projects from the same dais and launch around 20 new projects.
The Bhutni islet has three panchayats. It is known for agricultural production and so far, it was connected to the mainland of Malda district on the left bank only through boats.
