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The bridge has solved a major communication problem in the region.”Deve Gowda later left for Pasighat along with the ex-Arunachal PM. Dibrugarh: Twenty-two years after ex-prime minister HD Deve Gowda laid the foundation stone of the Bogibeel Bridge on the Brahmaputra, he crossed the country's longest rail-cum-road bridge on his way to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday.Deve Gowda, who served as the 11th Prime Minister of India from June 1, 1996 to April 21, 1997, had laid the foundation stone of the Bogibeel Bridge during his tenure on January 22, 1997. After passing some time at the Arunachal Guest House in Mohanbari, the former PM accompanied by ex-Arunachal Pradesh chief minster Gegong Apang and others reached the Bogibeel Bridge by road at 3pm. However it was his successor, PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who kickstarted the construction work of the mega project on April 21, 2002. He will stay at Pasighat before returning to Delhi from Dibrugarh on Wednesday afternoon..