The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) announced a major milestone in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project on Tuesday with the completion of the Daman Ganga River bridge in Gujarat’s Valsad district.This newly completed bridge is the 16th of 21 river bridges planned in Gujarat and the fifth and final one in Valsad. In total, 25 river bridges are being constructed along the high-speed rail corridor.Spanning 360 metres with nine full-span girders, the Daman Ganga bridge lies between the upcoming Boisar and Vapi bullet train stations, PTI quoted the release. Another bridge over the Darotha River, also located on this stretch, has already been finished.The 56-kilometre stretch of the bullet train corridor in Valsad, which includes 4.3 km through the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, runs from Zaroli to Vaghaldara village. This segment features the Vapi bullet train station, a 350-metre tunnel, five river bridges, and a prestressed concrete (PSC) bridge.The other completed river bridges in Valsad include the Auranga (320 m), Par (320 m), Kolak (160 m), and Darotha (80 m).The Daman Ganga River, which originates in the Sahyadri hills near Maharashtra’s Nashik district, flows for around 131 km through Maharashtra, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman before merging with the Arabian Sea. Key industrial towns such as Vapi, Dadra, and Silvassa lie along its banks. The Madhuban Dam on the Daman Ganga River is a key water resource project, supporting irrigation, water supply, and power generation for Gujarat as well as the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.