The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highway has approved Rs 775.33 crore for upgrading Dhamtari-Jagdalpur road at National Highway number 30 (NH-30) in Chhattisgarh.
Union Minister of Transport Nitin Gadkari has approved the proposal given by Chief Minister Raman Singh, officials stated. The approval includes sanction of Rs 213.47 crores to upgrade 48.41 km of Dhamtari-Kanker road, Rs 279.34 crore to upgrade 61.17 km of Bedma-Dahikonga Road and Rs 262.54 crore to upgrade 56.90 km of Dahikonga-Jagdalpur Road. The Public Works Department (PWD) has already commenced the procedure of tender for these three projects.
Principal Secretary,PWD Amitabh Jain stated on Tuesday that in the recent meeting with Union Minister of Transport Nitin Gadkari, Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh had requested him to approve the proposal for upgrading national-highways in Chhattisgarh. In the same sequence, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highway have given approval for upgrading 217 km of Dhamtari-Jagdalpur Road under National Highway Development Scheme.
The State Government's Public Works Department has been appointed as nodal agency for implementation of this project. He said that Dhamtari-Jagdalpur Road was divided in four parts and proposals for upgrading this road were sent tothe Central government. Out of the four proposals, three have been accepted and approval of the fourth is expected in near future.
It is the result of Chief Minister Raman Singh's efforts that National Highway Authority of India is examining the proposal of upgrading 81 km of Raipur-Dhamtari Road (including Dhamtari Bypass). Tenders for this project will be invited soon, officials stated.