Chhattisgarh has committed to develop 56 roads with a total length of 1841.70 kms involving a cost of ` 8,711 crore under PPP mode, as per a document which was prepared by Union Ministry of Finance for the 'India Investment Summit 2016'.
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways allocated ` 1533.68 crores to Chhattisgarh for development of national highways during the current financial year, the Central Government has informed.
A total of ` 895.63 crore had already been spent so far for development of national highways in the State, it informed.
During the last financial year, a total of `359.94 crore was allocated out of which `339.80 crore was spent for the development of national highways in Chhattisgarh.
Chhattisgarh is also all set to get new national highways (NHs) with roads totalling length of 1367 kms, inform officials.
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has assured of initiating necessary steps in this direction, they informed.
The assurance came during a meeting held between Chhattisgarh Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Rajesh Munat and Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi recently.
The Central government had also approved a total of four highway projects in Chhattisgarh with total road length measuring 60.36 kms with an outlay of `161.68 crores during 2016.
Most of these projects are proposed to be implemented under Engineering, Procurement Construction (EPC) mode. The scheduled completion time of these projects generally varies from 24 to 36 months.
The maximum number of highway projects were approved in Uttar Pradesh at 13.
Notably, the Chhattisgarh Road Development Corporation (CGRDC) has identified 61 different projects for construction of roads.
Out of 61 roads, 56 Roads covering length of 1859.25 kms have been identified for development under Hybrid Annuity Model and 5 roads under (B0T) Toll mode, officials stated.
Notably, the Chhattisgarh Government has adopted PPP model for development of roads in the State.
Overall, the State government is planning to construct roads measuring 13,000 km with an investment of ` 42,000 crore over the next three years. The budget allocation during 2016-17 for this is a massive `6,101 crore, representing an increase of 56% over the preceding year.
Notably, a total of 12 roads have been marked under Chhattisgarh State Road Development Project, out of which work on developing six roads has already been started, officials stated.
In 2016, 3724 kms of roads have been built and upgraded and construction of 41 bridges has been completed. Construction of 123 bridges is in progress, officials informed.
The total density of National Highways (NHs) in Chhattisgarh is at 23.4 kms per 1000 square kms out of the total length of 3,168 kms in the State, the Central government has informed.
The declaration of State Roads as new NHs are done from time to time keeping in view the requirements of connectivity and availability of funds, it informed.
About 47,890 km length of State Roads have been approved “In-Principle” for their declaration as new NHs in the country subject to outcome of their Detailed Project Reports (DPRs).
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways acquired 115 hectares of land in Chhattisgarh for taking up various national highway projects during financial year 2015-16.
Notably, 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 targetted 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 ` 305.56 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.