The Expenditure and Finance Committee (EFC) of Union Ministry of Transport and Highway have approved proposals for sanction of `890.22 crore for upgradation of two Highway sections in Chhattisgarh.
The amount had been approved for Kawardha-Simga (NH-12A) measuring 71 km and Raigarh-Sarangarh-Saraipali measuring 81 km, officials informed.
PWD Minister Rajesh Munat informed on Wednesday that the approved amount of `394.20 crore will be utilised for upgrading 71 km from Kawardha to Simga at NH-12A whereas `496 crores have been approved for upgrading 81 km from Raigarh to Sarangarh-Saraipali.
The Union Minister of Transport and Highways has already issued a notification in this context on November 18 for inviting tenders for the project, he said.
Moreover, the Ministry has also sanctioned nearly `755 crores in three different parts for upgrading Dhamtari-Jagdalpur road.
In this way, the Central Government has approved a total of `1,645 crores to Chhattisgarh for five road packages. This includes sanction of nearly `755 crores in three different parts for upgrading National Highway from Dhamtari to Jagdalpur, `213 crores for upgrading about 48 km road from Dhamtari to Kanker, `279.34 crore for 61 km from Bedma to Dahikonga and `262 crore for 57 km road from Dahikonga to Jagdalpur.
It is noteworthy that Chief Minister Raman Singh had requested for early redressal of the pending road upgradation-related proposals of Chhattisgarh Government, in his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 10 and with Union Transport and Highway Minister Gadkari on July 4 during his New Delhi visits.