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==History==
===1862 Proposal ===
In 1862, the Government of Bengal asked [[George Turnbull,]] , chief engineer of the [[East Indian Railway| ‘East Indian Railway Company’]] to study the feasibility of bridging the Hooghly River. He had recently established the company's rail terminus in Howrah. He reported on 19 March, with large-scale drawings and estimates, that <ref name=WikiHowrah>:-
*The foundations for a bridge at Calcutta would be at a considerable depth and cost because of the depth of the mud there.
*The impediment to shipping would be considerable.
