Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Monday said in view of the requirements of Jharkhand's next 15 years, plans should be made to build multi-lane roads. While chairing the second meeting of the Governing Council of Jharkhand State Highway Authority here on Monday the CM asked officials to keep in mind also how the amount will be arranged in road construction and classify the roads by assuming the pressure of vehicles as the basis. The high-pressure vehicles can be easily taken on PPP mode and for every other road the budget should also be considered for every option.
The CM said that Jharkhand State Highway Authority should make clear their financial and organizational structure. In order to study the rules and provisions of such authority of other states, officers should be sent at the earliest. He asked to hold the meeting of Governing Council again at the end of February, in which it should be kept broadly.
The CM also said that Road Safety is also given full priority. Large and clear milestones should be placed along the roads sides. Information should also be given clearly in the milestones on the next stop and distance of long distance locations. Being a multi-lane road, there is a description of the distance in such a way that it can be read easily at night. Das said that along with highway patrolling, black spots and other identified sites should also have ambulances at regular intervals and should be monitored as well that they are deployed smoothly. There is a road display also to keep in mind that the ambulance and trauma center, the distance of the next gas station. How far is the public facilities, etc. Information should be clearly expressed along the roads.
Chief Secretary Sudhir Tripathi, Additional Chief Secretary, Sukhdev Singh, Road Construction Department Secretary KK Soan, CEO, Co-CEO and Transport Secretary Pravin Toppo and other members of the Governing Council were present in the meeting.
Earlier in the day Das met Italian Consulate-General Damiano Francovigh alongwith Indo-Italian Milan Hub President Prof. Alberto Cavicchiolo and other investors in Project Building and discussed about investment in Jharkhand in the field of solar energy, steel, other metal, water treatment and micro irrigation.
The CM said there is a favourable environment for investment in Jharkhand. Having a global summit on industry, agriculture and employment, the identity of the State has become strong in the last 4 year. Land, electricity and other facilities for the industry are being given through a single window. Laws related to industry, labour and trade policies of Jharkhand are positive.
He also instructed the Industry Secretary to discuss in detail the areas where investors expressed their willingness to invest and assure them that government will cooperate in all possible manners.
Italian Consulate-General Damiano Francovigh said that Jharkhand may be the most prominent place for investors in India. Indo-Italian Milan Hub President Prof. Alberto Cavicchiolo said that Italy and India are in a very good position in the bilateral relations and business sector today. Italy has invested in the field of wind energy in Gujarat.