{"id":174835,"date":"2025-12-22T14:42:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=174835"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:42:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:12:31","slug":"bajrang-setu-indias-first-glass-suspension-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/bajrang-setu-indias-first-glass-suspension-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Bajrang Setu: India\u2019s First Glass Suspension Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rishikesh, one of India\u2019s most famous spiritual and tourist destinations, is about to get a new architectural landmark. The Bajrang Setu, a modern suspension bridge over the Ganga River, is almost ready and&nbsp;<strong>expected to open by December 2025<\/strong>. This bridge will serve as a replacement for the iconic Laxman Jhula, which was closed for safety reasons in 2019 after serving visitors for nearly a century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Replacing the Lakshman Jhula<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Laxman Jhula, built in 1929<\/strong>, was a symbol of Rishikesh and a major attraction for pilgrims and tourists. However, over the years, it became unsafe due to wear and tear and heavy use beyond its capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To maintain safe connectivity across the Ganga, the government planned a new bridge downstream. A detailed project report (DPR) was prepared in 2020, and the actual construction began in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Features and Design of Bajrang Setu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bajrang Setu is designed as a modern suspension bridge, combining strength, safety, and visual appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Length<\/strong>: 132 meters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Width<\/strong>: 8 meters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Total Cost:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20b960 crore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Downstream of the old Laxman Jhula<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The bridge will have a 5-meter-wide steel deck for two-wheelers and 1.5-meter-wide glass walkways on both sides for pedestrians. The transparent glass paths, 66 mm thick, will give visitors a stunning view of the Ganga River flowing beneath their feet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rishikesh, one of India\u2019s most famous spiritual and tourist destinations, is about to get a new architectural landmark. The Bajrang Setu, a modern suspension bridge over the Ganga River, is almost ready and&nbsp;expected to open by December 2025. This bridge will serve as a replacement for the iconic Laxman Jhula, which was closed for safety [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":174836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5379],"tags":[4916],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-174835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-october-2025","tag-national-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174835"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174837,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174835\/revisions\/174837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174835"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=174835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}