The South Eastern Railway (SER) authorities have given green signal for a railway over-bridge at Jaleswar which was much in demand by the locals in view of the increasing volume of train traffic as well as road traffic at Jaleswar town and its surroundings.
All allied works before construction of the 1,200-metre bridge have been completed. The final map and budget estimation have already been sent to the Garden Reach of Kolkata. An estimation of `41.39 crore is being made.
Priority will be given on land acquisition for construction of the bridge. From Deuli Panchughanta mouza, 3.568-acre land and 71 plots would be acquired. Similarly, from Dharstak mouza to the bridge, 832-decimal land belonging to 17 private owners will be taken in possession while from Santia, 2.548-acre land under 42 plots belonging to the Works Department will be possessed.
The width of the road would be 15 metre and there would be adequate drainage provision on either side of the road, said local MlA Aswani.