City bus services will operate on 53 new routes in the State soon, officials informed.
Notably, there are 378 city buses on 220 various routes operating in the entire State at present in 79 urban bodies in cluster formations.
People are patronising city buses in big cities and far-flung regions. The Central Government had also given Award of Excellence to the Chhattisgarh Cluster-based City Bus Project, officials informed.
Nine ultra-modern depot terminals had been constructed. Rest of the 13 depot terminals are under various stages of construction in 13 cities.
MobileApp and websites will be launched to facilitate passengers regarding the timings and routes of buses.
Notably, the Public Works Department (PWD) is constructing 19 new bypass roads at a cost of Rs 242 crore to minimize traffic pressure of city roads across the State.
PWD Minister Rajesh Munat informed that one of the project among the 19 bypass roads is the 8-km long 'Kondagaon bypass road' in Bastar for which Rs 10 crore has been sanctioned.
likewise, Rs 17 crores have been sanctioned for 24-km long Jagdalpur bypass number 2, Rs 11 crore for 11-km long Balod bypass road, Rs 17 crore for 8km-long Tilda-Neora bypass road, Rs 10 crore for 10-km long Nandini city bypass road, Rs 12 crore for 6-km long Ahiwara bypass road, Rs 13 crore for 5-km long Kota bypass road, Rs 5 crore for 5km-long Pandarita bypass road, Rs 18 crore for 14km-long Pendra bypass road, Rs 10 crore for 10-km long Bhatapara bypass road, Rs 22 crore for 11 km long lormi bypass road, Rs 13 crore for 10-km long Masturi Seepat bypass road and Rs 17 crore has been sanctioned for 8km-long Shivrinarayan bypass road.
Besides, Rs 7 crores have been sanctioned for construction of 2.5km-long Akaltara bypass road, Rs 10 crore for 10km-long Balrampur bypass road, Rs 14 crore for 7km-long Wadrafnagar bypass road, Rs six crore for 3.5km-long Sarbahara bypass road, and Rs 10 crore for construction of 6.6km-long Baloda bypass road has been sanctioned.
Notably, the Chhattisgarh Government made a provision of Rs 53 crore in its annual budget during 2015-16 for development of a total of 19 bypass roads for facilitating safe and smooth traffic in various cities and towns of the State.
The bypass roads are being developed in Kondagaon, Jagdalpur, Tilda-Nivra, Nandini City, Ahiwara, Kota, Pandariya, Pendra, Bhatapara, lormi, Masturi-Sipat, Shivrinarayan, Akaltara, Berla, Balrampur, Wadrafnagar, Sarbahra and Sipat-baloda.