Work is underway to construct a total of five Railway over and under bridge in Raipur division at a cost of Rs 157.64 crore, officials informed.
This apart, the approval process for starting work for Railway bridges in for crossings and under bridges has commenced.
PWD Minister Rajesh Munat informed that construction of these bridges will facilitate smooth traffic movement for the convenience of people.
The four railway over and under bridge construction works, necessary action for sanction of which is in process, includes railway under bridge near Telghani Naka in Raipur, Railway under bridge near Dumartalab on Mumbai Howrah rail-line, and railway under bridge near railway station railway crossing no 384 of Bhatapara, and railway under bridge construction near railway crossing 385 Siddh Baba Gate, he said.
He informed that railway over-bridge on Urkura-Sarona rail route is being done at the cost of Rs 70 crore, which will be completed by February, 2018.
likewise, Gondwara railway under bridge is being constructed on Urkura-Sarona rail route at the cost of Rs 20 crore 85 lakh, which will be completed by June, 2018.
The Minister said that funds have been sanctioned for construction of railway under-bridge near railway over-bridge railway crossing 383 in Bhatapara, construction of which will be completed by March 2018.
Besides, construction of railway over-bridge on Howrah-Mumbai rail line in Tilda, Balodabazar Bhatapara district is in progress at an accelerated pace at the cost of Rs 25 crore 81 lakh. Construction of this bridge will be completed by March 2018.
likewise, Gogaon under-bridge in Urkura-Sarona Bypass line is being constructed at the cost of Rs 35 crore 40 lakh. This construction work will be completed by February 2018.
Notably, the Chhattisgarh Government is also getting a Detailed Project Report (DPR) prepared for construction of bridges under Centre's RRP -II scheme in five insurgency infested districts of Bastar region.
The districts are Bastar, Sukma, Dantewada, Bijapur and Kanker, officials informed.
Notably, PWD Minister Rajesh Munat last year said that Rs 53 crore had been spent in constructing 16 important bridges in the State during 2016-17.
Many crucial big and small bridges had been built for providing an easy access to the remote areas of the State, he said.
The PWD has also built 18 Railway over and under bridges in high density traffic areas in the State involving a cost of Rs 300 crore during the past 13 years, officials informed.
Munat informed that currently, five key Railway over and under bridges are under construction at a cost of Rs 222 crores in Raipur, Bilaspur and Janjgir-Champa districts.The bridges are coming up at Shankar Nagar, Kashiram Nagar, lal Kadan, Khoksa and Champa.
Notably, the Chhattisgarh Government in May last year also announced that it will take up construction of 63 long-span bridges under ‘Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana’ (PMGSY) in different districts of the State, officials informed.
On the other hand, as per Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visionary ‘Setu Bharatam Yojana’, the State Public Work Department (PWD) has initiated efforts for construction of over-bridges and under-bridge at railway crossing across the State for ensuring smooth and accident-free vehicular movement, officials stated.
In the State Budget 2016-17, Chief Minister Raman Singh has included the proposal of as many as five railway over-bridges in ‘Setu Bharatam Yojana’ for reconstruction of railway level-crossings, old and narrow-bridges falling on national highways, informed officials, adding that of five bridges, two over-bridges will be constructed between Manendragarh and Ambikapur, two between Mahasamund and Khariar Road (Odisha) and one railway over-bridge at village Keshloor in Bastar district.
For construction of four railway under-bridges and four railway over-bridges, the Chief Minister has made a financial provision of Rs 13.16 crore from the Department’s general expenditure head in this budget, said Munat.