Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday constituted a three-member expert committee to study a proposal to construct a State expressway for connectivity between south and north Odisha.
According to official sources, the committee would comprise Chief Engineer (Roads), Chief Engineer (NHAI) and Chief
Engineer in-charge of World Bank projects. The panel has been
asked to prepare a feasibility report on the proposed State expressway and submit the report to the Secretary (Works) within a month’s time.
The ruling BJD in its election manifesto had promised to construct a State expressway between south and north Odisha for better connectivity.
The entire election manifesto had been approved of in the first meeting of the new Council of Ministers on May 21 last under the chairmanship of Patnaik.