The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) acquired 115 hectares of land in Chhattisgarh for taking up various National Highway projects during the last financial year, the Central Government has said.
land for the construction of National Highways in the country is acquired under the provisions of the National Highways (NHs) Act, 1956, and the compensation is determined in consonance with the applicable provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTlARR) Act, 2013.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had acquired 66 hectares of land during 2014-15. It had targeted to complete 10,950 km of National Highways during 2015-16 in the country. A total length of 1733 km have been constructed till July 31, 2015.
The Central Government had also sanctioned an amount of Rs305.56 crore for 10 important works under Central Road Fund Scheme during 2015-16 in Chhattisgarh, officials stated.
These 10 works include construction of one road route, two Railway over-bridges and under-bridges, one fly-over and bridge.
PWD Minister Rajesh Munat had stated that these works have been approved by Central Government last year year for ensuring smooth traffic movement in busy areas of the State.
He said that these 10 approved works include construction of flyover at NH-6 Canal Road in Kashiram Nagar in Raipur at the cost of Rs46.35 crore, construction of bridge on Hasdeo River at Champa-Korba-Katghora Road at the cost of Rs29.77 crore, and construction of bridges on Rajnandgaon-Kawardha Road at the cost of Rs 13.70 crore and on Rajnandgaon Arjunda-Gunderdehi Road at the cost of Rs24.17 crore.
It may also be recalled that the newly established Regional Office of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at Nagpur in neighbouring Maharashtra will oversee faster implementation of its projects in Chhattisgarh.
The Regional Office at Nagpur will also oversee faster implementation of road projects in parts of Maharashtra.
A total of 19 Regional Offices have been set up by NHAI in the entire country.
Chhattisgarh is among seven states where a Detailed Project Report (DPR) would be prepared for construction of highways under ‘Bharatmala’ project.
The preparation of DPR of about 3, 600 Km of highways In the States of Odisha, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh And Union Territory of Puducherry would be made, officials informed.
The Chhattisgarh government has set the target of completing construction of 338 roads at a cost of Rs19,326 crores by March 2018.
The government has already completed development of 6,279 roads measuring a total of 26,504 kms under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, officials informed.
As many as 8,533 settlements near the new main roads had been benefitted by the projects out of 10,560 identified as per the guidelines of the scheme, officials informed.
State Panchayat and Rural Development officials informed that under the scheme, a total of 9461 settlements have been approved to be benefitted from the scheme in which a total of 6,279 roads had been completed.
Chief Minister Raman Singh has said that roads projects worth Rs 35,000 crores are currently in the process of implementation in the entire State.
The Chief Minister had given the information in his address delivered after inaugurating the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (DICCI) Chhattisgarh unit here last month.
Notably, the Central Government had also been implementing various developmental schemes through its different Ministries/Departments for creating infrastructure in the lWE affected regions of the country including Chhattisgarh. Some of such schemes are Road Requirement Plan-I (RRP-I), Construction of fortified Police Stations, Mobile Towers and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) etc.
Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday asked the Chhattisgarh Road Development Corporation (CGRDC) officials to lay a network of 808 kilometers roads at a cost of Rs2179 crore in another 18 months time.
He directed officials to complete the laying of roads by May 2018, officials informed.
The Chief Minister also laid stress on completing the rural road connectivity projects so that the villagers can have smooth all-weather transport in the years to come.
Singh was reviewing the road development projects at the Mantralaya here.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister ordered the inclusion of Dhamdha- Gandai- Salhetekri in Rajnandgaon district in the ongoing roads' network project. The 39-kilometer road will be laid at a cost of Rs120 crore.
The officers gave a detailed presentation of the roads project being laid in the State.
Singh also called upon the senior officers to complete all the road projects by May 2018. The projects include Sakri-Ganiyari-Kota at a cost of Rs73 crore (21.8 km) , Janjgir-Pamgarh roads at a cost of Rs64 crore, Selood-Ranitarai-Patan at a cost of Rs118 crore (40.5 km), Karesera-Kamharia-Silhati roads at a cost of Rs92 crore ( 39.2 km), G.E. road-Indamara-Telkadih at a cost of Rs56.6 crore ( 20 km), Chowki-Chilhati-Korchatola at a cost of Rs58 crore ( 22.2. km), Dongagarh-Chichola at an investment of Rs48.2 crore ( 15.3 km) Dhara-Telkadih at a cost of Rs51.5 crore (19.4 km), Chikli-Padubatra at a cost of Rs42 crore (15.9 km).
The other road projects are Pamgarh-lahod at a cost of Rs76.5 crore (31 kilometer), Bishrampur-Datima at a cost of Rs26.7 core (10 km), Ambikapur-Pratapur at a cost of Rs83.2 crore (40.5 km), Baramkela-Sohela at a cost of Rs91.5 crore (32 km), Gharghoda-lailoonga at cost of Rs68 crore, Dhamdha-Bemetara roads at a cost of Rs91.7 crore,, Birkona-Piparia-Umaria roads' project at a cost of Rs95 crore, Tara-Premnagar-Ramanujnagar at a cost of Rs130 crore, Kawarda-Raipur-Kamaria at a cost of Rs74.5 crore, Dondilohara-Junapani- Chowki at a cost of Rs110 crore, Chichola-Chhuria-Kallubanjari at a cost of Rs58 crore,Pasan-Piparia-Kodgar at a cost of Rs97 crore, Seepat-Baloda-Oorga at a cost of Rs111 crore, Poojitara-Tamnagar-lailoonga at a cost of Rs146 crore, Haati-Oorga at Rs192 crore.
The Chief Minister stressed upon the need to prepare a blueprint of Ambikapur Ring road as soon as possible.
The government has already completed development of 6,279 roads measuring a total of 26,504 kms under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, officials informed.
As many as 8,533 settlements near the new main roads had been benefitted by the projects out of 10,560 identified as per the guidelines of the scheme, officials informed.
State Panchayat and Rural Development officials informed that under the scheme, a total of 9461 settlements have been approved to be benefitted from the scheme in which a total of 6,279 roads had been completed.