Ahead of Nabakalebar, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has directed the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to complete the ongoing Bhubaneswar-Puri NH-203 expansion project by March 2015.
Patnaik issued this direction while reviewing progress of the work at the State Secretariat on Tuesday, said an official release.
The release informed that constructions of three of the four bypass roads have been completed. While 11.2-km-long Bhubaneswar bypass, 7.5-km-long Pipili bypass and 4.1-km-long Chandanpur bypass roads have been completed, the construction of 10.7-km-long Puri bypass is going on.
The meeting was informed that the under-construction four-lane railway over bridge at Chandanpur would be completed by March 2015. Bridge constructions over Bhargavi and Daya rivers have been completed. Construction of bridge over Kanchinal is expected to be completed by December-end this year.
Besides, a fly over bridge would also be constructed at the NH 5 and NH 203 junction here.
Chief Secretary GC Pati, Development Commissioner Aditya Pahdi, Works Secretary Nalinikant Pradan and NHAI’s high-ranked officers were present.