Gadkari tweets approval of Rs.410.83cr Raniganj Bypass in West Bengal
Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has approved Rs.1,292.65 crore under for the development of 32-km long 6-lane Access Controlled Greenfield Highway from Chandrasekharapuram to Polavaram on (NH-544G) Bengaluru–Vijayawada Economic Corridor in Hybrid Annuity Mode in Andhra Pradesh.
He said the project, under Bharatmala Pariyojana, is part of the Bengaluru – Kadapa – Vijayawada Economic Corridor which starts from Bengaluru STRR which utilizes the existing Bengaluru – Hyderabad (NH-44) till the Kodikonda checkpost on NH 44.
The proposed greenfield Economic Corridor traverses from Kodikonda checkpost (Kodur village) on NH-44 (Bangalore – Hyderabad Road) to Muppavaram village near Addanki on NH-16.
He said from Muppavaram the alignment utilizes the existing NH-16 till Vijayawada.
The entire corridor from Kodikonda checkpost to Muppavaram with a length of 342.5-km is completely a Greenfield highway.
This stretch in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh is to be developed in 14 Packages, he added on 24 Feb 2023.
Gadkari has also approved Rs.410.83 crore for the construction of a 4-lane Raniganj Bypass with a length of 5.261 km on NH-14 (old NH-60) in Paschim Bardhaman district on EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) Mode in West Bengal.
In a series of tweets on 24 Feb 2023, the Minister informed that NH-14 starts from its junction with NH-12 (Old NH 34) near Morgram connecting Rampur Hat, Siuri, Raniganj, Bankura, Garhbeta, and Salbani and terminating at its junction with NH-16 (Old NH 2) near Kharagpur in the West Bengal.
The entire stretch is a 2-lane with a Paved Shoulder configuration. This corridor is acting as one of the prime corridors for the traffic plying from south Indian states and Odisha towards North Bengal and northeastern states, he added.
The highway will connect many important Industrial, religious & agricultural areas like Kharagpur, Midnapore, Chandrakona Road, Garbeta, Bishnupur, Bankura, Raniganj, Pandabeshwar, Dubrajpur, Suri, Rampurhat, Nalhati, etc. fiinews.com
