The Central Government has approved railway over and under bridges in 3 cities of Madhya Pradesh. Four projects will be completed for a total of Rs 162.84 crore. The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways approved the project under the Setu Bandhan scheme.
Chhola Railway Over Bridge will be built from Kali Parade to Ayodhya Bypass in Bhopal. Its total cost will come to Rs 32 crore 44 lakh. Similarly, Rs 126 crore 40 lakh has been sanctioned for Railway Over Bridge National Highway No-7 Seoni City. This amount has been sanctioned in the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund Act 2000 under the Setu Bandhan Yojana.
Similarly, the ministry has also approved the proposal of railway under bridge near Dabra railway station from Harishankar Puram to Mahalgaon railway track Gwalior and Mohana railway over bridge Gwalior under Setu Bandhan Yojana.
Madhya Pradesh's PWD Minister Gopal Bhargava thanked the central government for sanctioning the works. He said that this would give more speed to the development of the districts. Madhya Pradesh is getting full cooperation from the central government in the field of road infrastructure construction.