The long awaited Sarbahal over bridge construction work of Jharsuguda was kicked off by Jharsuguda MlA Naba Kishore Das on Sunday.
The vehicles used to be stranded on both sides of the Sarbahal over bridge every day for a long time for which Jharsuguda residents were demanding a rail over bridge since long.
Earlier, the Vedanta Company agreed to construct the over bridge at Sarbahal but subsequently the company did not show any interest. Some years back, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had laid foundation stone for construction of the rail over bridge (ROB) at Sarbahal.
The over bridge is now being constructed by State Government at a cost of Rs 27.86 crore. After the ROB is made operational, the general public won’t face traffic problem while going to many places including Sarbahal.
A meeting was held on the occasion in which MlA Das attending as chief guest said that the development of Jharsuguda will be his first and foremost duty. The assurance given to the public is being fulfilled one after another, he told.
He further added that in the coming days, the construction of an over bridge at Chowkipada will be undertaken. The meeting was coordinated by Congress leaders Venugopal Panigrahi while Motilal Tanti gave vote of thanks. Many senior leaders like Raghumani Patel, Ramesh Gandhi, Girish Ranjan Panda, Kisore Das, Manmohan Pande, Professor Tahalu Sahoo, Prafulla Ram Das and Motilal Tanti were present.