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Various modes of transportation like buses, cars, scooters, bikes, auto rickshaws, trucks moving up and down on Mahatma Gandhi setu without any traffic congestion. Mahatma Gandhi Setu (also called Gandhi Setu or Ganga Setu) is a bridge over the river Ganges connecting Patna in the south to Hajipur in the north of Bihar. Its length is 5,575 metres (18,291 ft) and it is one of the longest river bridges in India. It was inaugurated in May 1982 by the then Prime Minister, Mrs Indira Gandhi. The bridge was approved by the Central Government in 1969 and built by Gammon India Limited over a period of ten years, from 1972 to 1982. It was built in connect North Bihar with the rest of Bihar. Before this bridge was constructed, Rajendra Setu, opened in 1959, was the only link to North Bihar. Since th