CCEA Approves ₹4,447 Cr Mokama–Munger Greenfield Highway Project
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has cleared the construction of a 4-lane greenfield, access-controlled Mokama–Munger section of the Buxar–Bhagalpur High-Speed Corridor in Bihar.
The project will be executed under the Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM), spanning 82.4 km with a total capital cost of ₹4,447.38 crore.
Shri Nitin Nabin, Minister for Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar, said, "We thank the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, Hon'ble Road, Transport and Highways Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari Ji for approving the construction of 4-lane greenfield access-controlled Mokama-Munger section of the Buxar-Bhagalpur High-Speed Corridor in Bihar. While this will help in reducing the commute time to 1.5 hours, it will also give a boost to the industries along the corridor, which includes Mokama, Barahiya, Lakhisarai, Jamalpur, Munger and Bhagalpur, adding to the employment, growth and development of the region. The double engine government is steadfast in its commitment to the development of Bihar."
The Munger–Jamalpur-Bhagalpur belt in Eastern Bihar is emerging as a key industrial region focusing on ordinance factory (Existing gun factory and 1 more proposed as part of Ordnance Factory Corridor by M/o Defence), locomotive workshop (in Jamalpur), food processing (e.g., ITC in Munger) and related logistics & warehousing hubs. Bhagalpur stands out as a textile and logistics hub, led by Bhagalpuri silk (details of proposed textile ecosystem in Bhagalpur. Barahiya is emerging as a region for food packaging, processing and agro-warehousing. The increased economic activity in the region is expected to drive up the freight movement and the traffic on the Mokama-Munger section in the future.
The 4-lane access-controlled corridor with close tolling, supporting average vehicular speeds of 80 km/h with design speed of 100 km/h will reduce the overall travel time to approximately 1.5 hours, while offering safer, faster, and uninterrupted connectivity for both passenger and freight vehicles.
The proposed project with 82.40 km will generate about 14.83 lakh man-days of direct employment and 18.46 lakh man-days of indirect employment. The project will also induce additional employment opportunities due to increase in economic activity in the vicinity of the proposed corridor.
