The 644 meter (2,113 ft) long bridge inaugurated by Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, on Matla river in Canning town of Caning subdivision in January 2011.

The bridge is connecting Canning with the direct tourism center Jharkhali to the Sundarbans entrance.

The construction of this bridge, people of Sundarbans area can easily move to Kolkata and suburban areas by road.

As a result, economic development of the area has taken place.

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