Last Updated on 18/07/2024 by wccexam Desk
Request for approval of works worth Rs 1383 crore under Central Road Fund.
New Delhi: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai met Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari at his residence today. In the meeting, the ongoing road projects in the state and increasing direct connectivity to tribal areas and Ayodhya were discussed in detail. The Chief Minister proposed new national highway projects to make road transport in the state more accessible and convenient. On which Union Minister Gadkari gave necessary instructions to the departmental officials.
CM Vishnudev Sai made this request to Nitin Gadkari
Deputy Chief Minister Arun Saw and Finance Minister OP Choudhary, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister’s Secretary P Dayanand, Rahul Bhagat, Public Works Department Secretary Kamalpreet Singh along with other departmental officials and Government of India officials were also present in the meeting. In the meeting, Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai proposed a new national highway for the social and economic development of the state and to connect remote tribal forest areas with main roads. The Chief Minister has demanded to declare the total 282 km route from Raigarh-Dharamjaygarh-Mainpat-Ambikapur-Uttar Pradesh border as a national highway. Sai said that this route passes through four districts of the state and is the main route connecting the religious city of Ayodhya to the state of Chhattisgarh.
What will be the impact if the Naxal-affected area is connected to the main road?
The Chief Minister has also requested to declare Kawardha-Rajnandgaon-Bhanupratappur-Antagarh-Narayanpur-Gidam-Dantewada-Sukma road as a national highway. The Chief Minister said that this is a very important road of 482 km length connecting 6 national highways and 5 district headquarters of the state. With the construction of this road, the Naxal-affected area of Bastar will be connected to the main road and Naxal activities will decrease.
Along with this he said that three national highways pass through Raipur city. He demanded that the road connecting NH 130B to 53 be declared as national highway. He said that after this road is declared as NH, the ring road of Raipur city will completely become a national highway. Apart from this the Chief Minister has proposed to declare Ratanpur-Lormi-Mungeli-Nandghat-Bhatapara-Balodabazar road, Kenchi-Pendra road-Pasan-Katghora road, Mungeli-Nawagarh-Bemetara-Dhamdha-Durg-Jhalmala road, Rajnandgaon-Mohla-Manpur road, Pandariya-Bajag-Gadasarai road as national highways.
Proposals for 13 works worth Rs 1383 crore sent to the ministry
Chief Minister Sai has pointed out the need for four-lane widening from Katghora to Ambikapur on National Highway No. 130 and construction of grade separators at Sarona Chowk, Udyog Bhawan, and Telibandha Chowk for safe traffic from Tatiband to Telibandha on NH No. 53. Along with this, he has proposed to make NH 30 Dhamtari to Jagdalpur and Raipur-Balodabazar-Saranghad road four-lane in NH 130B in the annual plan 2024-25 of National Highway. At the same time, he has requested approval for construction of grade separators at two junctions of Raipur-Durg NH 53, Sirsa Gate and Khursipar Junction.
The Chief Minister informed that proposals for 13 works worth Rs. 1383 crores have been sent to the Ministry under the Central Road Fund. He requested for early approval of the proposals. During the meeting, the Chief Minister also invited the Union Minister to attend the 83rd Annual Session of the Indian Road Congress to be held in Raipur in November. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has assured to take positive initiative on various proposals to strengthen road infrastructure in Chhattisgarh as soon as possible.