Due to absence of elevated bridges over some rivers in Jaijaipur Assembly constituency in Janjgir — Champa district, people are suffering greatly specially in rainy season as also a number of fatal accidents have taken place in the area leading to loss of lives, through a call attention motion Congress member Mahant Ramsunder Das raised the issue in Assembly Friday lamenting that despite being mentioned in State budget for the last four years these projects are not cleared by the Government leading to great inconvenience to people who have to walk 35 to 40 extra miles to reach their destination.
Replying to the member’s notice, Public Works Department Minister Brijmohan Agrawal told the House that projects of construction of bridge between Vandabhra and Mukta on Sone river, between Kapisda and Babanbudi on Sone river, between Dhani to lalmati Bhanetara on Sone river, between Boraidih to Bhatmahul on Borai river and between Karauadih and Satgarh on Borai river are mentioned in the budget of 2012-13. Out of these, administrative approval for construction of bridge on Borai river between Boraidih and Bhatmahul (estimated cost Rs 248.32 lakh) has been granted and contract has been awarded to Messrs Abhinandan Kedia of Baradwar for which work order was released on January 24 this year.
Proposals for construction of the rest four bridges i.e. Vandabhra to Mukta on Sone river (estimated cost Rs 340.85 lakh), from Kapisda to Babanbudi on Sone river (estimated cost Rs 387.05 lakh), from Damni to lalmati Bhanetara on Sone river (estimated cost Rs 191.63 lakh) and from Karauadih to Satgarh on Borai river (estimated cost Rs 602.27 lakh) are under procedure for administrative approval.
On the repeated requests of the member, the Minister assured him of granting administrative approval for three out of the four bridges left during the fiscal year 2013-14 under the limits of the budget.