Chief Minister Raghubar Das today met Union Road Transport and National Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi and brought some of the pending road projects into his notice and requested him to take required steps so that they are completed as soon as possible.
The CM, lauding the cooperation of the Centre in completing the road projects in Jharkhand, said that the required land acquisition for the execution of road construction of 722 km through National Highways Authority of India limited involving Rs 11000 crore was being done on war footage.
Gadkari ensured Das that funds beyond the budget allocated for these projects by the ministry will also be provided for the development of the State. He also directed the officials to prepare DPR for the said projects by August 15.
Some of the projects pointed out by the Chief Minister that needed immediate attention by the ministry included construction of Grade Separator on Hazaribagh bypass at NH-100, construction of Grade Separator on NH-75 intercepting Ring at Kathitar in Ranchi, construction of 4 Rail Over Bridges on Piska More-Palma Road at NH-23, de-scoping of 4-laning of Ranchi by-pass projects so that it could be constructed by the State Government. Also, completion of NHAI elevated corridor project from Kutcheri Chowk to Piska More in Ranchi on NH-75, construction of bridge over Ganga River at Sahebganj, increase in plan size on NH (0), need of floating tender for Chordaha-Gorhar on NH-2 and 6 laning of Gorhar - Barwadda roads, he pointed
out.
Calling intersection of two high-speed corridors, NH-100 and NH-33 on Barhi-Hazaribagh project a black spot from safety point of view, he suggested construction of grade separator on the location. He also requested another grade separator at the intercepting point of NH-75 and Ringh Road at Kathitand on NH-75 near Ranchi.