Odisha unveils ₹2,296-cr road network

The Odisha Government has decided to invest ₹2,296 crore under the Road Development Program with a target to construct 1,000 km of roads, 30 bridges and two rail-over-bridges in the upcoming fiscal. It has also planned to build 4,000 km of rural roads under PMGSY and ₹2,000 crore has been allocated for it.

The government has planned to develop roads under Biju Express Scheme which will act as an economic corridor for Western Odisha and financial support of ₹100 crore has been made for the purpose. An outlay of ₹912 crore is proposed under Biju Setu Yojana, ₹781 crore for improvement of RD roads and bridges and ₹300 crore for 416 ongoing and 142 new road projects under Mukhya Mantri Sadak Yojana. While a provision of ₹100 crore has been made for land acquisition and development of airstrips identified under UDAN scheme, the outlay for railway projects in the State is ₹396 crore.