Morarji_Desai_Setu Knowpia

Morarji Desai Setu
Morarji Desai Setu
Coordinates	21°13′08.2″N 72°48′15.1″E / 21.218944°N 72.804194°E
Locale	Katargam - Rander, Surat, Gujarat
Other name(s)	Weir-cum Causeway
Named for	Morarji Desai
Owner	Surat Municipal Corporation
Characteristics
Design	Causeway cum Weir
Material	R.C.C.
Total length	580 metres (1,900 ft) Weir - Gated portion - 98 metres (322 ft); Un-gated portion - 482 metres (1,581 ft);
Width	10 metres (33 ft)
No. of spans	16 - Gated Portion
History
Construction end	1995
Location

Morarji Desai Setu is a weir-cum-causeway on the Tapi River in Surat, Gujarat, India. It connects Rander and Katargam neighbourhoods.^[2] It was built in 1995 at an approximate cost of ₹35 crore (equivalent to ₹209 crore or US$26 million in 2023).^[3]

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^ "Weir-cum-Causeway project detail" (PDF). Surat Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^ Thomas, Melvyn (10 September 2013). "Weir-cum-causeway bridge thrown for vehicular traffic". Times of India. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^ "Weir-cum-Causeway near Singanpore village across river Tapti". Surat Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

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