The Bihar road construction department (RCD) will set up one more hot-mix plant in addition to the existing two in the city. To be set up at Phulwarisharif, the new plant would be of help to the contractors who would undertake the road construction work under the Patna Road Projects.
The role of these contractors in executing the project assumes significance because the RCD recently rescinded its agreement with Tantia Construction Private Limited for the execution of the project.
The move has thrown up a big question before Patna residents as most of the roads, to be constructed under the project, are yet to be completed despite commencement of work on these roads in 2007. With the rains just a month away, it can be anybody's guess how tough it would be to commute on these roads once it starts pouring.
RCD, however, has allayed the fears of residents claiming the work on eight major roads would be completed well before the rainy season and the rest of the roads would also be made motorable well in time.
"With two hot-mix plants already in place and one to come up soon, RCD will encourage the new contractors to use these plants for meeting the standard of the quality of the work," said Shivendra Pasi, RCD's central circle superintending engineer. He said the tender for the leftover work would be floated soon.
Pasi said the target is to complete work on Beerchand Patel Road, Kankerbagh Main Road, Buddha Marg, Boring Road, Boring Canal Road, Bankipore-Danapur Road, Ashiana-Digha Road and Rajendra Path. "Other roads under the project would be repaired for making them motorable before the rainy season," he said.
