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Highway Plan Hits Rocky Road 
The UPA Government's ambitious plan of building two-lane highways through core Naxal-hit areas has made little progress. Even a year after the highway connectivity project hit the road in February 2009, not a single related contract has been awarded in Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh and "scared" contractors are not showing any interest in the Maoist-affected Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, forcing the Government to lower the bar for bidders.
 The Government had approved the "Road Connectivity project in areas affected by Left Wing Extremism" in February last year with the promise of developing 5,565 kilometres (1,202 km national highways and 4,363 km State highways) in 33 Naxal-hit districts in eight States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha. Over a year down the line, the project seems to have hit a low patch with not even a single kilometre of work being awarded in
Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. One of the worst hit has been Allapalli division of Gadchiroli district where Maharashtra public works department (PWD) is not finding contractors for six projects. Source: The Pioneer By Nidhi Sharma Highway plan hits rocky road Click On "Full Story" For More... (479 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in BiharPosted on Mon Jul 12, 2010 at 03:11:36 AM EST
Street Trail As Hell....
 जीवन ज्योति पटना। कहने को यह सड़क आम लोगों के लिए है लेकिन, इसके हालात कुछ और बयां कर रहे है। छह फीट की सड़क में एक इंच भी जगह लोगों के चलने के लिए नही है। इसका कारण पटना नगर निगम का उदासीन रवैया है। सड़क की बजाए अगर इसे नरक नाम दिया जाए तो बेहतर होगा। राजधानी के पॉश इलाके दरियापुर की यह हालत कोई नई नही है। सड़क पर लगा कूड़े का ढेर खुद इस बात की गवाही दे रहा है कि निगम कर्मचारी कितने दिनों पर यहां से कूड़ा उठाने की जहमत उठाते है। कूड़े के ढेर के समीप एक निजी स्कूल है। स्कूल के बच्चे दुगध के कारण खुली हवा में सांस भी नही ले सकते। इस इलाके के लोग गंदगी और अपराधियों से सहमे है। गंदगी से सहमने का कारण महामारी फैलने की आशंका है, जबकि अपराधियों से सहमने का कारण शाम होते ही यहां अंधेरा पसरना है। स्थानीय लोग बताते है कि मुहल्ले की सभी गंदगी यहां जमा की जाती है। आसपास खटाल है तो गोबर भी यहां ही फेंका जाता है। गंदगी फैलाने वालों को रोकना भी किसी युद्ध लड़ने से कम नही है। लोग बताते है कि खटाल वालों को जब यहां कूड़ा नही फेंकने को कहा जाता है तो वे मारपीट पर उतारू हो जाते है। शायद यही कारण है कि इस मामले में कोई कुछ बोलने के लिए भी तैयार नही होता है। आसपास के दुकानदारों की मानें तो सालोभर यहां इसी प्रकार कूड़े का जमाव होता है। महीने-दो महीने में कभी निगम कर्मचारी कूड़ा उठाने आते है। नाला रोड से राजधानी मार्केट के बीच के इस लिंक पथ में स्ट्रीट लाइट तक नही लगाई गई है। नतीजतन शाम होते ही अंधेरा पसर जाता है और असामाजिक तत्व सक्रिय हो जाते है। यहां आए दिन छिनतई की घटनाएं होती रहती हैं लेकिन, पुलिस भी अंधेरे में जाने से कतराती है। मुहल्ले का दर्ददरियापुर क्या कहते हैं लोग? महेन्द्र कुमार कहते है कि कूड़े का ढेर लगा है। इसलिए मेहमान भी घर में आने से पहले सौ बार सोचते है। नाक पर रूमाल रखने के बावजूद इस सड़क से गुजरना मुश्किल है। निगम कर्मचारी कूड़ा उठाने नही आते। आरके कर्ण का कहना है कि गाय पालने वाले सड़क पर ही गोबर फेंकते है। समीप में ही एक आइसक्रीम फैक्ट्री है। इस फैक्ट्री का कूड़ा भी सड़क पर फेंका जाता है। कोई रोकने वाला नही है। ऐसा करने वालों के खिलाफ सख्त कार्रवाई होनी चाहिए। अनिता बताती है कि एक साल से यहां स्कूल चला रही हूं। गंदगी के कारण स्कूल के अंदर भी बच्चों का सांस लेना दूभर है। कूड़ा नही उठाने वाले निगमकर्मियों के खिलाफ कार्रवाई होनी चाहिए। गंदगी फैलाने के लिए स्थानीय लोग भी जिम्मेवार है। रामबाबू की पीड़ा यह है कि बदबू से जीना मुहाल हो गया है। उन्होंने कहा कि सबसे पहले यहां कूड़ा फेंकने पर पाबंदी लगाने की आवश्यकता है। निगमकर्मियों को सफाई के लिए सख्त निर्देश दिये जाने चाहिए। अमरजीत की शिकायत है कि बारिश के समय कूड़ा पानी के साथ घरों के अंदर आ जाता है। उस वक्त इलाके में रहने वालों को नारकीय स्थिति से गुजरना पड़ता है। बारिश से पूर्व कूड़े की सफाई होनी चाहिए Source: Rashtriya Sahara Street Trail As Hell.... Posted on Tue Jul 06, 2010 at 12:23:36 AM EST
Private Group To Build Mega Bridge
The wait for a major private investment in Bihar is over with the coming of a mega investment under public-private partnership (PPP) mode in the infrastructure sector. A private company has clinched the bid for construction of 5.5-km-long bridge over the Ganga from Bakhtiarpur and Tajpur at an estimated cost of Rs 1,500 crore.
This was disclosed by chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday at a function to mark the 35th anniversary of Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam. The bridge is the first involving such a huge amount. To be completed in four- and- a-half years, the bridge will be leased to the investor for 30 years. Praising the Nigam for its turnaround in a short period after incurring huge losses for almost 30 years, Nitish said attracting the private investor was a big achievement. He said three companies participated in the bidding. "Private investment in infrastructure sector shows that the investors are attracted to Bihar," he said. The CM asked the authorities to start work on the mega project from July. "We have succeeded in making a strong foundation and raising a building which will sustain earthquake of any Richter scale," the CM said. Source: Times Of India By Faizan Ahmad Private group to build mega bridge Click On "Full Story" For More... (479 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in BiharPosted on Wed Jun 16, 2010 at 12:48:39 AM EST
Rs 2,500 cr Highway Projects Approved
The government today approved four highway projects worth over Rs 2,500 crore in five states, Gujarat, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh -- to be built under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP).
The projects were approved by the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) and included Rs 828 crore scheme for four-laning of 123 km stretch on Jetpur-Somnath section in Gujarat, an official statement said. This will be built on design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis. The Committee cleared four-laning of a 78 km stretch on Krishnanagar-Baharampore section on NH 34 in West Bengal to be built under DBOFT basis at a cost of Rs 702 crore. The statement said that the traffic on NH 34 would increase substantially with the completion of the project due to its strategic importance of the highway which connects the North-Eastern states and neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. Source: Economic Times Rs 2,500 cr highway projects approved Click On "Full Story" For More.... (287 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in BiharPosted on Thu Jun 10, 2010 at 11:14:37 PM EST
NHAI Experts To Inspect Gandhi Setu
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will soon send a team of experts to the state to inspect the Mahatma Gandhi Setu across the Ganga here to assess the nature and extent of repair it requires. The bridge, in the last three decades, has got damaged and needs urgent repair.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in Bihar
The possibility of the visit of the NHAI team transpired during the meeting that NHAI director general (DG) A V Sinha held with the state's road construction department (RCD) minister Prem Kumar and its secretary, Prtyaya Amrit, on Saturday here. Sinha clarified that the Union ministry of surface transport and highway was in the process of giving its sanction to the construction of 12 of the 20 road over bridges (RoBs) across the national highways that the state had demanded. He also said the matter regarding the eight remaining RoBs would be resolved after a thorough review of their required road alignment. The state RCD, during its discussion with Sinha, had also pointed to the expenditure worth Rs 980 crore that the state government had made from its own resources for the repair and maintenance of the national highways. The sum spent by the state government, however, needed to be reimbursed to the state, which had not yet been done despite repeated reminders. Sinha told the RCD minister that he would apprise the Union ministry of it. Other issues related to the NH that figured in their meeting were rehabilitation of old bridges on the NHs, sanction to the projects selected for implementation under National Highway Development Programme Phases III and IV, conversion of Patna-Ranchi and Patna-Lucknow roads into Express Way, as well as four-laning of NH-83 (Patna-Gaya) and NH-82 (Gaya-Rajgir-Biharsharif). Source: Times Of India NHAI experts to inspect Gandhi Setu Posted on Sun May 30, 2010 at 10:00:25 PM EST
Govt Clears Rs 4,355 crore Highway Projects
The government has approved highway construction works worth over Rs 4,355 crore in various states, including Bihar and Rajasthan.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in Bihar
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) gave its nod for the four-laning of Beawar-Pali section and Pali-Pindwara section of national highway (NH) 14 in Rajasthan at an estimated cost of Rs 1,102.10 crore and Rs 1,326.54 crore, respectively. The concession period, for which the developer will own and operate the road, will be 21 years for the first project and 19 years for the second one, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said after the CCI meeting. The CCI also cleared the Rs 658.64-crore project for four-laning of Deoli-Kota section of NH 12 in Rajasthan and the Rs 605.82-crore project for four-laning of Patna-Bhaktiyarpur stretch of NH 30 in Bihar. It also approved the Rs 662-crore project for improvement of Yamunanagar-Saha-Barwala-Panchkula stretch of NH 73 in Haryana. The CCI further gave its nod for construction of 28 roads in the north east region at a total estimated cost of Rs 6,866 crore. Many of these roads are in the planning stage so far. Source: Realty Plus Govt clears Rs 4,355 crore highway projects Posted on Tue Apr 13, 2010 at 01:15:44 AM EST
NHAI To Bypass States Where Land Acquisition Is A Roadblock
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to bypass states that are slow on acquiring land for national highway projects. Barring Goa, none of the states that lag behind in land acquisition are governed by the Congress.
"The ministry and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) have decided not to push projects where land acquisition is a problem and states are not cooperating. Instead, we will fast-track and bid out those roads where land acquisition is complete and all state-level clearances are in place," Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath told The Indian Express.
 Last year, the ministry had decided to complete acquisition of at least 80 per cent of the land before awarding a project in order to prevent work getting stalled midway. According to the data available with NHAI till February 2010, as well as the feedback obtained from the state authorities, road development in Jharkhand, Goa, West Bengal and Bihar were particularly hit because of tardy land acquisition. "We definitely require enhanced support by these states," said NHAI chairman Brijeshwar Singh. Of these states, Jharkhand fares the worst, with the authority unable to acquire even an inch of land. The reason being that Jharkhand does not even have land revenue records to reflect ownership. "The maps are as old as 1912 and the state government is developing land records by way of physical verification," said a government official. NHAI needs to acquire 685 hectares in the state for various national highway projects. Source: The Indian Express NHAI to bypass states where land acquisition is a roadblock Click On "Full Story" For More.... (520 words in story) Full Story By akansha, Section Roads in BiharPosted on Sun Mar 28, 2010 at 11:53:03 PM EST
Centre Releases Rs 120 cr For Rural Roads In Bihar
The Ministry of Rural Development has released grant in aid worth Rs 120 crore for construction of rural roads in Bihar under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in Bihar
The sum is from the special window created in National Bank for Agriculture& Rural Development (NABARD) under RIDF as grants in aid to the Bihar Rural Road Development Agency (BRRDA). BRRDA is the agency executing the works taken up under PMGSY in the state. PMGSY is a 100 per cent centrally sponsored scheme to provide road connectivity in the rural areas of the country. PMGSY envisages connectivity to all habitations with a population of 500 persons and above in the rural areas and about 250 persons and above in respect of the hilly states, tribal areas and desert areas through good and all weather roads. Source: JaiBihar.com Centre releases Rs 120 cr for rural roads in Bihar Posted on Mon Mar 22, 2010 at 02:58:33 AM EST
Road Ministry Plans Two Wings To Expedite Land Acquisition
The Road Transport and Highways Ministry will set up two separate divisions to deal with land acquisition problems, a move that will help the government acquire over 60,000 hectares needed for the national highways development project (NHDP).
"We will soon set up two divisions exclusively to deal with land acquisition issues as the Cabinet has approved creation of two posts of joint secretaries in the ministry," said Brahm Dutt, secretary of road transport and highways. "Land acquisition is very important for highways (development)...The ministry was handicapped in the absence of full-time joint secretaries. Now that the Cabinet has approved it we expect speedy acquisition of land," said Dutt. The government, which requires 63,211.721 hectares for expansion of the highways network under NHDP has also set up special land acquisition units besides seeking states' support. Of 63,211.721 hectares, the government requires 9,981 hectares in Tamil Nadu, 5,862 hectares in Madhya Pradesh, 5,630 hectares in Uttar Pradesh, 5,148 hectares in Haryana, 4,774 hectares in Bihar and 4,124 hectares in Rajasthan. Source: Realty Plus Road ministry plans two wings to expedite land acquisition Click On "Full Story" For More... (429 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in BiharPosted on Mon Mar 22, 2010 at 12:37:46 AM EST
Bihar Seeks Reimbursement Of Amount Spent On National Highways
The Bihar government has sought reimbursement for expenditure of Rs 711.97 crores incurred by the state on the maintenance of 1951 kms National Highway in the state during the year 2006-07 and 2007-08.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in Bihar
Taking part in the meeting of Road Construction Ministers of all states held in Parliament Annexe in Delhi on Friday, the Bihar's minister for road construction, Prem Kumar, said that during these periods, the conditions of NHs in the state was deplorable, and the state government improved their conditions in the state by sanctioning funds in the budget. He said that time to time this was requested by the officers of the state. He said that chief minister, Nitish Kumar, personally met the Prime Minister and Union Transport Minister and has also written about it, but till date the amount has not been reimbursed. Prem Kumar explained on this occasion that under East-West Corridor Scheme in Bihar 4 Lane expansion of 513.30 kms roads have been taken but the progress is very slow. He said that four-lane conversion of 1015 kms roads under NHDP, Phase-3 scheme by Central government was taken five years back, but ground work has not started yet. The minister requested the Centre to complete the work at the earliest. The meeting was presided over by Kamal Nath, Union minister, Surface Transport and Highways. Source: Bihartimes.com Bihar seeks reimbursement of amount spent on National Highways Posted on Sun Feb 07, 2010 at 11:09:48 PM EST
Railways To Build First Flyover Track
With the completion of Rajgir-Tilaiya new line, the railways now intends to build a flyover track between Bakhtiarpur and Barh in Patna district at an estimated cost of over Rs 60 crore for the smooth run of goods trains carrying coal directly from Tilaiya (Jharkhand) for NTPC power station being built at Barh.
The flyover tracks will be the first of its kind in the Indian Railways and it will be completed on priority basis. It is a joint venture of the railways and NTPC. The civil work on the proposed flyover track is likely to begin soon between Bakhtiarpur and Barh on the mainline section of Danapur division under East Central Railway (ECR). According to the chief administrative officer (CAO) of East Central Railway, the railways is likely to finalize the design and structure pattern of the flyover track in January itself. The railways has invited tender to begin the ambitious project in the current fiscal year, he said. Source: Times Of India Railways to build first flyover track Click On "Full Story" For More... (538 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in BiharPosted on Fri Jan 22, 2010 at 12:52:03 AM EST
Delay in Central Funds Hits Road Projects In Bihar
Road construction department (RCD) minister Prem Kumar maintained on Thursday that the ministry of home affairs (MHA) had not provided any aid or fund to the state government for projects aimed at construction and upgradation of roads in six Maoist-hit districts of the state.
The minister made the observation following the review of 95 such projects which the MHA had sought as far back as 2008. Since the MHA did not take any decision on the projects concerned then, the state started construction in 60 of those projects, said Kumar, before adding that the state government had initiated the road construction work with money mobilised both from its own plan fund and other plans. Incidentally, the MHA selected the same 60 projects last year for construction with its funds, even as their construction had been initiated by the state government with its plan and other funds, the minister said. The Centre, when apprised of the fact, suggested that the RCD send other projects in their place for taking them up in the six Maoist-hit districts of Gaya, Jehanabad, Arwal, Aurangabad, Jamui and Rohtas. Source: Times Of India Delay in central funds hits road projects in Bihar Click On "Full Story" For More.... (403 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in BiharPosted on Thu Jan 21, 2010 at 01:41:00 AM EST
Centre Gives Thumbs Up To Bihar Roads
Once mocked for bad roads, the state is winning praises now. Bihar will make a presentation on the implementation of a road project at the Tripartite Project Review Meeting (TPRM) in Mumbai on February 19.
The meeting is to review the performance of Bihar Road Construction Corporation, aided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). "Bihar will show the way," said BRCC managing director Pratyay Amrit. The corporation, a newly established state government undertaking, is executing ADB's road projects in the state. BRCC got a letter from the department of economic affairs, ministry of finance, dated December 23, applauding the progress made regarding the construction of roads under ADB projects. The letter, signed by under-secretary Mohandasan P, noted that the state undertaking was the best performing one in the state for its innovations and new techniques. The letter asked BRCC to make a presentation at the TPRM, which will be attended by ADB officials as well as representatives of the Centre and various state governments. Bihar has taken a 420 million dollar loan (Rs 1,971 crore) for construction of the 820-km road, known as the Bihar State Highway Roads Phase I Project. The loan came into effect on December 2008 and the project has to be completed by December 2011. Source: Times Of India Centre gives thumbs up to Bihar roads Click On "Full Story" For More.... (421 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in BiharPosted on Wed Jan 06, 2010 at 01:47:59 AM EST
Rly Board Okays Construction Of 12 Road Over Bidges (ROBs) in Bihar
The Railway Board has approved construction of 12 road over bridges (ROBs) in Bihar. This was stated by road construction minister Prem Kumar.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in Bihar
Kumar claimed that the approval had been given following efforts made his department. He said the department had given approval to the Indian Railways Construction Ltd (IRCON) for construction of the approach roads to the ROBs. These ROBs would be constructed in Siwan, Khagaria, Patna, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj and other places of the state. The minister said construction of the 12 ROBs had been pending for a long period. He said due to the initiatives taken by the state government construction of these ROBs would begin soon He said construction of these ROBs would immensly improve movement of traffic in national highways and towns. He said apart from these 12 ROBs, the no-objection certificates (NOCs) for seven more are pending from the National Highways Authority of Intia (NHAI). The minister has directed his officials to persue the matter with the Union ministry concerned. Source: Times Of India Rly Board okays construction of ROBs Posted on Tue Dec 15, 2009 at 09:22:02 PM EST
State Govt Plans Deluxe Restaurants On Highways
The Patna-Gaya highway is possibly the most famous highway used by a large number of tourists, both domestic and foreign, throughout the year. Unfortunately, this 100-km long stretch of the highway linking Patna and Gaya hardly boasts of a good roadside eatery.
Things are going to change soon, though. Encouraged by the increasing number of tourists, the government has decided to open deluxe restaurants on selected highways to cater to the needs of visitors. The roads on which the deluxe restaurants are to be built include Jehanabad, Dobhi, Mohania, Patna Bypass and Hisua in the first phase for which tenders have been floated by the Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC). To be built over a 15-month period, these restaurants will be on the model of motels where arrangements will also be made for short stay of tourists. Sources said modern toilets will also be constructed on highways. The roadside toilets on Jehanabad, Hisua and Dobhi roads are under construction and will be ready by January next. BSTDC MD Rashmi Verma said earlier the foreign tourists faced a lot of problems due to lack of good roadside restaurants and toilets enroute to various tourist destinations. Verma said keeping in view this problem, the BSTDC was making arrangements for their stay at three places. One of them would be a ten-room double storey restaurant with parking space in Jehanabad, she added. Source: Times Of India State govt plans deluxe restaurants on highways Click On "Full Story" For More... (385 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in BiharPosted on Sun Dec 13, 2009 at 09:13:19 PM EST
Better Road Network In Maoist-Hit Dists Soon
The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA), which is seized with tackling the Maoist and insurgency problems, has been working in tandem with the state governments concerned, including Bihar, to improve the road network in the five Maoist-affected districts of Bihar.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in Bihar
The five districts, christened as "problem districts" from the point of view of Maoist presence there are -- Gaya, Jehanabad, Jamui, Aurangabad and Arwal. Just how much money the Union MHA would be giving to the Bihar government is yet not quantified, but it is likely to be around Rs 300 crore, said a source in the road construction department (RCD). The roads concerned are in the categories of National Highway (NH), state highway, major district roads (MDRs) and districts roads (DRs). One round of high-level discussion, with regard to the identification and related estimates of the roads likely to be taken up for improvement and upgradation in the five districts of south Bihar, has already been held involving the RCD chief engineer of south Bihar and chief engineer of the state's NH wing Deo Narayan Prasad. Yet another round of two-day discussion is to be held in Delhi, beginning December 17. "The most of the roads identified for the upgradation and improvement belong to RCD," said an official, adding that the NH roads to be taken up are in two sections -- 11.5 km of Dobhi-Chatra NH-99 road off Golden Quadrilateral, and 36 km of the Telhara-Jehanabad-Arwal NH-110 road, both of which fall in the Maoist-hit districts. These RCD and NH roads for which the Union ministry of home affairs is providing the fund under its separate corpus money for the development of roads in the Maoist-hit districts in the country, however, do not constitute part of the 40 other schemes, including for road and bridge repairs. The 40 schemes for the NH development account for Rs 305 crore. Sources said the Union ministry of road transport and highway has already sanctioned three schemes worth Rs 25 crore that includes cost of repair of the Mahatma Gandhi Setu across the river Ganga at Patna and improvement of 14 km of NH-110. Besides, schemes worth Rs 150 crore are at the final stage of clearance pending with the Union finance ministry, sources added. Source: Times Of India Better road network in Maoist-hit dists soon Posted on Sun Dec 13, 2009 at 12:47:17 AM EST
Kursela Road Bridge Likely To Be Repaired Soon
The bottlenecks for carrying out repairs on the stategically located Kursela road bridge across the Kosi river on NH-31 in Katihar district, about 70 km from the Indo-Nepal border, arwe likely to be cleared shortly. As per indications, the Union ministry for road transport and highway is on the verge of giving its final nod to the long-pending repairs.
The bridge and the national highway is the lifeline to the North East which formed part of an ambitious project after the 1962 India-China war. Constructed in 1967, the condition of the bridge is such that if not repaired soon, all North East-bound vehicles would need to be diverted via Farakka in West Bengal "The damage caused to the bridge is not such that it will collapsed. Yet, the damage is real and serious, and could not have been ignored for long," said an official at the state road construction department (RCD). Bihar chief engineer (highway) Deo Narayan Prasad is in Delhi for the last two days for discussion on the "priority" projects at ministry of road transport and highway. They also include the estimate for repairs of Kursela road bridge on NH-31. The Rs 83 lakh estimate of the repair work was sent to the office of the director general (highway), Delhi, on December 1. Source: Times Of India Kursela road bridge likely to be repaired soon Click On "Full Story" For More... (379 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in BiharPosted on Tue Dec 08, 2009 at 09:55:05 PM EST
Bihar To Get Rs.13.35 Crores For Building Roads In Rural Areas
The Ministry of Rural Development has released grant in aid worth Rs. thirteen crore thirty five lakh to the National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC) for construction of rural roads in Bihar under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in Bihar
The sum is towards as the agency fees for construction of rural roads in Bihar. National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC) is one of the nodal agencies for the implementation of the PMGSY in Bihar subsequent to a tripartite agreement between the NPCC, the Bihar State Rural Development Department and the Union Ministry of Rural Development. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana is a 100 per cent centrally sponsored scheme to provide road connectivity in the rural areas of the country. PMGSY envisages connectivity to all habitations with a population of 500 persons and above in the rural areas and about 250 persons and above in respect of the hill states, tribal areas and desert areas through good and all weather roads.
Source: Sify.com Bihar to get Rs.13.35 Crores for building roads in rural areas Posted on Mon Dec 07, 2009 at 09:47:08 PM EST
NHAI's Fiscal Goal Is In A Shambles
The United Progressive Alliance, which has been bullish on infrastructure in its second stint, seems to be faltering on its claims to finalise Rs 2 lakh crore of highways projects this fiscal and build roads at a pace of 20 km a day, reports DNA.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has shifted dates for awarding of all the 126 projects by at least three to four months, as per the authority's status report on progress of Work Plan I (2009-10), the report added. Interestingly, the new dates committed by NHAI are also tentative in nature. Road transport and highways minister Kamal Nath has already said the government will not be able to meet its target to award the projects by March next year. In case of Bihar, all the 12 projects lined up to be awarded by November this year -- worth Rs 4,277 crore -- have been shifted to February and March next year. Similarly, in case of Jammu & Kashmir, projects worth Rs 9,629 crore, scheduled to have been awarded by September this year, have been pushed to February next year, it said. Source: Realty Plus NHAI's fiscal goal is in a shambles Click On "Full Story" For More... (377 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in BiharPosted on Sun Nov 29, 2009 at 09:09:01 PM EST
Slow Progress Of Highway Work Worries Minister
Road construction minister Prem Kumar has expressed concern over the slow progress in work of the East-West Corridor in Bihar and directed
his departmental officials to meet the chairman of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and apprise him of the situation. The minister held a meeting to review the progress of East-West Corridor in Bihar with the NHAI officials. It was found that in most cases the work was going on at snail's pace that many works were already way behind their schedule time of completion. The East-West Corridor consists of four-laning of roads from Gopalganj district (located near border of UP) to Purnea. During the review of the Muzaffarpur implementation unit, it was found that the progress of roads varied from 18 per cent to 77 per cent with several stretches like Bathankuti to Devapur (over 42 kms) scheduled to be completed in December, 2009, far behind its schedule. The minister expressed disappointment at the progress and blamed the NHAI officials and contractors for neglecting the project and delaying it. He said that the delay in implementation was creating hurdles in the development of the state. Even in the Darbhanga implementation unit of the project it was found that stretches which should have been completed in 2008 were far behind schedule. The Jhanjharpur-Darbhanga stretch of more than 37 kms was supposed to be completed by October, 2008. However a little over 30 per cent of the project has been competed to date. The progress made by the Purnea unit also lagged behind and the minister ordered speeding up of the work. Source: Times Of India Slow progress of highway work worries minister Click On "Ful Story" For More... (479 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Roads in BiharPosted on Sat Nov 28, 2009 at 03:13:46 AM EST
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