Public Relations Minister Rajendra Shukla urged Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi on Monday to sanction the expansion of Hanumana to Mirzapuar-Benaras NH-7 and Chakghat to (MP-UP Border) Allahabad NH-27 as four-lane roads.
Both four-lane roads will connect to Golden Quadrangle. Accepting Shukla’s demand, Union Minister Gadkari assured of early action. Public Relations Minister Shukla and Union Minister Gadkari were participating in a meeting on finding out ways to remove hurdles in construction of Satna-Bela-Rewa 4-lane and Rewa-Mangawan-Chakghat four-lane in New Delhi.
Principal Secretary PWD Pramod Agrawal, officers of Central Government and representatives of construction agencies were present on the occasion. Shukla said that construction of these four-lane roads will turn out to be milestone in the Vindhya region. He also urged for a quadrangular road for development of this region. He said that apart from fast growth, it will also lead to Vindhya region’s economic growth.
The Minister urged Union Minister Gadkari to remove impasse in construction of important roads including Mangawan Border Road NH-27 and Satna-Bela Road NH-75. At the meeting, the Union Minister directed concerning officers and construction agencies to remove hurdles and start construction soon.
It is noteworthy that work of road construction was handed over in 2012 to Messrs Topworth Tollway. Concerning company stopped construction of both roads in April and May, 2012, respectively. Besides, the firm has received more funds than involved in construction from banks. People are facing many problems due to stoppage of road construction work and lack of their maintenance.
Shukla urged the Union Minister for floating fresh tenders and other procedures for construction work of these roads. Due to this, these roads can be made at least worthy of traffic before onset of monsoon. The Union Minister assured early action in this regard.