A review meeting under the chairmanship of district Collector SK Mohapatra here discussed the proposed NH-55 construction works with NH engineers, Tehsildars and officials from several line departments.
Later, the Collector informed mediapersons that the land acquisition for the proposed NH-55 will start in Jagatsinghpur district from April.
He said he has directed line departments such as electricity, drainage, forest, BSNL and water supply to shift or relocate their infrastructures and poles from the proposed NH-55 areas and to give reports before March 5.
For the 78.35-km stretch road in the district, land acquisition would be held in all Tehsils except Kujanga. The Tehsildars have been appointed as land acquisition officer and assigned to act as arbitrator to look after the public grievances and complaints, said the Collector.
Apart from the design and structure of the NH-55, the Collector informed that the road would be of 20 meter width and nine bypasses would be constructed in different locations and a railway over bridge at Kandarpur.
As it is a Central project, the land losers would be suitably compensated as per rules.
The project will be completed within two and a half years and a weekly review meeting would be taken by the district administration with regard to the pace of the works, Collector Mohapatra told.