Kempty falls, Mussoorie

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Kempty Falls  is a waterfall in Ram Gaon and at the south of Kempty, in the Tehri Garhwal  District of Uttarakhand  , India  . It is 13 kilometres (8 mi) from Mussoorie   on the Chakrata Road, and 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Dehradun . It is nearly 1364 meters above sea level, at 78°-02’East longitude and 30° -29’North latitude. The Kempty Falls, and the area around is surrounded by high mountain ranges at an altitude of 4500 feet. There is an estimated tourist inflow to the Falls of over 10 lakh (one million).

India's largest river bridge

The Dhola–Sadiya Bridge, also referred to as the Bhupen Hazarika Setu 

At 9.15 kilometres (5.69 mi) in length, it is the longest bridge in India.However, the 9.76 kilometres (6.06 mi) Kacchi Dargah–Bidupur Bridge under construction in the Indian state of Bihar, is expected to become the longest bridge in India upon its estimated completion in December 2020.

With rapid movement of India's defense assets in mind following incursions by the Chinese Army, the Dhola–Sadiya Bridge has been designed to handle the weight of 60-tonne (130,000-pound) tanks such as the Indian Army's Arjun and T-72 main battle tanks.Since the Sino-Indian WarChinahas disputed India's claim to Arunachal Pradesh, politically and militarily, along the Line of Actual Control, making the bridge an important tactical asset in the ongoing dispute.

The bridge was finally constructed in 14 years and inaugurated on 26 May 2017 by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nitin Gadkari (Minister of Road Transport and Highways). The bridge is named after Bhupen Hazarika, legendary musician, poet, filmmaker and lyricist from Assam.


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