The Government would spend Rs3400 crore on the proposed expressway connecting Dhanbad, Ranchi and Jamshedpur. long range planning for the project has also been prepared.
Reviewing the Road Construction Department on Wednesday, Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma directed to present BOT and PPP regarding expenditure of funds along with related proposal so that high level decision can be taken.
The Chief Secretary said that the road construction work should be sped up and quality of work should be ensured. “No slackness will be tolerated in this regard. The construction projects whose work is in the last phase should be connected with linking road. Footpath, crash barrier, signal and water discharge system etc should be completed in time,” said the CS.
The roads whose work is incomplete because of not getting environmental clearances have to be acquired in a week. She also directed to complete Panam flyover by November 15 and minor bridges by November 30.
In the meeting works related to utility shifting, electric poles, tube-wells, and water pipeline also came for discussion. The Chief Secretary told all the related Departments like Energy Department, Drinking Water and Sanitation Department to come on the same page. It should be noted that 1,294 electric poles, 117 hand–pumps and 525 meter water supply pipe line will have to be shifted for the expressway. She said that departmental weekly review should be done of the schemes under SHAJ and its quality work should be ensured.
Officials informed that 18 schemes are to be taken up under SHAJ. Almost 80 per cent of the work has been completed. JARDP has prepared Rs300 crore DPR for Ranchi-Muri road for which tender has also been floated and technical approval for Rs310 cr project- Nonihat-Kerbani-Bagdaha road has been given. Road Construction Department Secretary Surendra Singh Meena and senior engineers were present in the meeting.