Patna, Nov. 13 -- Bihar's newly constructed Kacchi Dargah-Bidupur six-lane bridge over the Ganga will be named 'Nitish Setu' after former chief minister Nitish Kumar and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 21, the state government announced on Friday.

The bridge, constructed at a cost of around Rs.5,000 crore, will be inaugurated during Modi's scheduled visit to Bihar, a day after the new National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in the state completes one year.

The foundation stone of the bridge was laid in August 2015. A portion of the bridge between Kacchi Dargah and Raghopur was inaugurated by Kumar last year before the assembly elections.

Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced the decision in a post on X...