12 more flyovers soon in State to ease traffic conditions

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12 more flyovers soon in State to ease traffic conditions

Friday, 14 June 2024 | PNS | Ranchi

hief Minister Champai Soren today conducted a high-level review of the progress of the work being done by the Road Construction Department related to the Flyover Bridge, traffic system of Ranchi and other cities in the Jharkhand Ministry. In the meeting, Soren directed the officials to complete the construction work of the flyover from Sirmatoli to Mecon by the end of September 2024. He said that the Sirmatoli flyover is a better option to control the traffic problem of Ranchi city. There should not be any delay in the construction work of this flyover. He said that our government wants that the residents of Ranchi city should be relieved of the problem of traffic jam as soon as possible. He said that traffic control is the priority of our government in the entire state.

In front of the CM, Principal Secretary of the Road Construction Department, Sunil Kumar kept an updated information about the progress of the flyover to be built from Sirmatoli to Mecon through a power point presentation. Kumar informed the CM that in the construction work of the flyover being built from Sirmatoli to Mecon, cable stay bridges are to be built at two places, for this purpose cooperation has been sought from the railways. Almost all the work has been completed except the two places where cable stay bridges are to be built.

The DRM of Ranchi Railway Division has said that he will give full cooperation so that the construction work of the cable stay bridge can start soon. As soon as instructions are received from the Railway Department, the construction work of the cable stay bridge will be completed by employing additional manpower. On the occasion, DRM Jasmeet Singh Bindra told the Chief Minister that the State Government and Ranchi Railway Division have established mutual coordination and all the procedures are being done as per the rules so that the construction work at the two places where the cable stay bridge is to be built can be completed by the month of September, the construction work will start soon.

Kumar informed the Chief Minister that about 4 decimals of land under the main post office Doranda will be used in the construction of the flyover, for this talks have been held with the Post Master General, he has assured the department of all possible cooperation. In exchange for giving four decimals of land by the Postal Department, the state government is providing them land at another place. The CM told the Post Master General and the state government officials that the Postal Department and the Road Construction Department should resolve this problem soon by making mutual coordination.

Information about the important works being done by the Road Construction Department to solve the traffic problem in Ranchi and other cities was presented before CM. Kumar informed the CM that the department has started work on the proposal to build an internal ring road in Ranchi. The total length of the internal ring road to be built in Ranchi will be 52 kilometers. This work is to be done in 11 sections, in which administrative approval of three departments has also been received. Three sections of the internal ring road are already constructed, the process of making DPR for the remaining construction work is in progress.

Departmental officials informed the CM that a proposal has been prepared to construct 12 flyovers to strengthen the traffic system in the entire state. 2 flyovers will be constructed in Saraikela and one in Dumka, while all the remaining flyovers are proposed to be constructed in Ranchi. Kumar informed the CM that the Road Construction Department is preparing DPR for construction of bypass roads in Dumka, Daltonganj, Chaibasa, Giridih and Jamshedpur of the state.

The CM was informed that DPR has been prepared for construction of flyovers from Karamtoli in Ranchi to Booti Mor via RIMS and from Hinoo to DPS School via Birsa Chowk. The department also presented a power point presentation of this scheme before the Chief Minister.

Chief Secretary L. Khiangte, Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister Avinash Kumar, Principal Secretary to Road Construction Department Sunil Kumar, Secretary to Chief Minister Arwa Rajkamal, DRM Ranchi Railway Division Jasmeet Singh Bindra, Assistant Postmaster General Rupak Kumar Sinha, CE, CDO, RCD KK Lal, Chief Engineer Traffic Manohar Kumar along with other officials of Road Construction Department and representatives of L&T were present in the meeting.

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