The works of left and right sides parallel roads from JayadevVihar to Nandankanan were put on fast track with Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra inspecting the progress of works at the ground level on Saturday setting timelines for different phases of the works.
The Chief Secretary directed the Works Department to complete the left side road from Xavier Square to KIIT Square via Poly Technique-Rail Vihar-Utkal Hospital-OERC building-Trident-Infocity Square and Sikharchandi within three months.
This 13-km road will be connected to Chandaka Square via Patharagadia and the Institute of Mathematics at an estimated cost of Rs 92 crore under seven stretches. Out of this, 1.5 km of road has been completed.
Mahapaptra also inspected the progress of the right side road from Acharya Vihar to Big Bazaar Square and directed the BDA to connect it up to Damana Chhak via Press Chhak-MCL Square-Railway Stadium-KeluCharan Park within three months. The 6.25-km road would cost Rs 239 crore, including the cost of land acquisition. Out of this, 1.05 km of road has been completed. With completion of these parallel roads, the traffic pressure on JayadevVihar to Nanadankanan will be reduced substantially as the new roads will provide alternative connectivity to many residential and institutional areas.