Bihar fast tracks ₹54,700-cr road infra projects

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Bihar has fast tracked road projects entailing a staggering investment worth ₹54,700 crore as the investment is a part of PM's special package of 1.25 lakh crore for the state. Of the 82 schemes being covered under the package, the work on 24 schemes worth ₹30,200 crore would be carried out by NHAI while 58 schemes worth ₹24,500 crore would be under the command of NH division of state's Road Construction Department. The concerned minister Nand Kishore Yadav said, elaborating that apart from existing four bridges on river Ganga, a total of 12 new bridges would come up on Ganga in next five years, the minister said that six new bridges would be built on Ganga under PM's special package while six other new bridges on Ganga to be built by the state government.

The PM's special package schemes will help in building a network of road infrastructure in the state in next two-three years. It would also help in realizing the Bihar CM's vision of reaching Patna from different parts of the state within five hours. The six new bridges on Ganga under PM's package will be-Buxar-Balia, parallel to Digha-Sonepur, parallel to Mahatma Gandhi setu, parallel to Vikramshila bridge in Bhagalpur, Anta-Simariya (in Mokama) and Sahebganj Jharkhand)-Katihar. The centre has also sanctioned ₹1,700 crore for changing the super structure of Mahatma Gandhi setu, besides two new bridges would be built on river Kosi and Son and that Centre has also identified and sanctioned 34 NH in Bihar whose length will be 1943 km with a 10 meter width.
Published on 10 June 2018
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