State Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal has requested the Central Government to sanction a project for construction of a fly-over (Elevated Corridor) from Telibandha to Tatibandh on (National Highway-53) passing through Raipur.
He has submitted a proposal to Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi regarding the proposal, officials informed. Agrawal in the proposal stressed upon the need for the elevated corridor for smooth flow of traffic in Raipur.
In the proposal, the Minister mentioned that the National Highway-53 passes through the heart of Raipur city’s densely populated areas. The Highway links Mumbai-Kolkata route and heavy national carriers pass through the road.
The distance between Telibanda to Tatibandh is 14 kilometers. There are a few underpasses and one railway over-bridge. About four lakh commuters use the roads on a daily basis, he said.
Notably in March this year, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had announced that work would shortly commence for construction of a new Expressway in the 26.60 kms stretch of Raipur-Durg section of National Highway 53 in the State.
The Ministry had informed that it will also be seeking Consultancy services for Project Preparation, Feasibility Study, Preparation of D.P.R. and comparative study of different alternatives for widening of 4 to 6 lane roads on various national highways in Chhattisgarh, officials stated.
The Ministry had already approved two major road projects worth `3,700 crore for Chhattisgarh in February this year. The project was provided green signal during a high-level meeting held between Chief Minister Raman Singh and Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari during the former’s visit to New Delhi.
The Chief Minister had also urged the Union Minister for providing national highway status to 1,367 km of roads in Chhattisgarh.
He had also urged the Union Minister to permit the State government for preparing the DPR of these roads so that the work could be swiftly completed. The Union Minister had agreed to the Chief Minister’s proposal.