The Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Mr Alok Ranjan has directed to expedite the process for development of Agra-lucknow Greenfield Expressway project. The project is being implemented by U.P. Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA).
The Chief Secretary was presiding over the meeting of Bid Evaluation Committee (BIC) formed for the development of the project. After discussing the queries raised by the short-listed bidders, the Chief Secretary directed that clarifications on queries must be prepared promptly and bid documents modified accordingly. The addendum to be issued in this regard should be communicated to bidders and bids should be received at the earliest.
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, UPEIDA, Mr Navneet Sahgal informed that consent of farmers of 141 villages out of 232 villages of 10 districts has been received for sale of land. The rate for sale of land has also been fixed. He said that 215 sale deeds had been executed towards the land purchase for the project. Necessary action is being taken for sale of land by the rest of farmers. Principal Secretary, Infrastructure & Industrial Development, Mr Sanjeev Saran along with senior officials of other departments were present during the meeting.