UP government for accelerating the construction of the national highway projects in the state has asked the National highway authority of India (NHAI) to ensure that the projects are completed as per schedule. NHAI is implementing 10 road projects in UP, running a length of 811 kms. The government has also directed the state public works department to present the plan next week on Thursday for the roads proposed to be constructed during the next financial year 2018-19.
The state’s chief secretary Rajiv Kumar while reviewing the progress of the road projects in the state on Saturday asked the PWD to prepare the plan of road construction in next financial year within this month so that the work could be commenced from the beginning of the new financial year in April next year.
On the NHAI road projects, chief secretary said the road projects be completed within the timeframe already decided. He said the NHAI to avoid delay in road construction and their repair should coordinate with the state authorities. He directed the PWD to prepare the DPR (detailed project report) for all the road projects which are to be funded by the Center.
The projects being executed by the NHAI in UP are include Dholpur—Bharatpur of which 15 Km falls in UP, Purkaji-laksar-Haridraw road (new NH 334A) Meerut –Haryana border (New NH334 B), Haryana Border-Shamli-Budhana-Meerut (NH 34), Ayodhya-Kalwari-Barhalganj-Barhaj-Bihar border (218 KM).