MoRTH launches ₹3,300-cr roads in Jharkhand

The Union Transport Minister has virtually laid the foundation stones of 14 road projects worth ₹3,300 crore in Jharkhand. NHAI's regional officer, S K Mishra, said that projects include the strengthening of the 27-km-stretch along the Ghagra Gumla road on NH-143A, the 71 km-long Mahulia-Bahragora highway along the Jharkhand Bengal border, 34km-long four-lane from Kutchery Chowk in Ranchi via Piska More-Bijupara section and the 41.28km-stretch from Barhi to Hazaribagh four-lane. A part of the Kutchery-Bijupara four-lane passes through the city and work on that stretch is pending, but work on the remaining patches is already over. The pending section will be carried out by the local authorities as it falls out of the jurisdiction of national highways. The projects whose foundation stones were laid included ₹859 crore, covering an area of 293-km. They include strengthening existing roads and the construction of two bridges. The proposed projects will enhance the existing road network in Jharkhand and ensure seamless transport for a boost in trade and commerce. The Minister also inaugurated road projects worth ₹2,536 crore with a length of around 277km.