Foundation stones laid for 3 NHs in Chhattisgarh Section of Greenfield Raipur-Visakhapatnam corridor
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stones and inaugurated Rs.19,600 crore worth of projects at Varanasi and Raipur on 7 July 2023,
He laid the foundation stones for projects at Varanasi:
The construction of 3 two-lane rail over bridge (ROB) near Chaukhandi, Kadipur and Hardattpur railway stations; the construction of Vyasnagar – Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Junction rail flyover; and construction and renovation of 15 PWD roads.
These projects will be developed at a cumulative cost of about Rs.780 crores.
Foundation stone was also laid for 192 rural drinking water schemes, to be built at a cost of more than Rs.550 crores under the Jal Jeevan Mission. It will provide pure drinking water to 7 lakh people in 192 villages.
Foundation stone was laid for redesigning and redevelopment of Manikarnika and Harishchandra Ghats. The redevelopment ghats will have provisions for public conveniences, waiting areas, wood storage, waste disposal and eco-friendly cremation pyres.
Other projects whose foundation stones were laid include floating changing room jetties at six religiously significant bathing ghats on the river Ganges in Varanasi on the lines of floating changing room jetties of Dashashwamedh Ghat and the construction of students hostel at CIPET campus Karsara
The Prime Minister dedicated Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Junction – Son Nagar railway line of Dedicated Freight Corridor. Built at a cost of more than Rs.6,760 crores, the new line will facilitate faster and more efficient movement of goods.
He also dedicated to the nation three railway lines whose electrification or doubling has been completed at a cost of more than Rs.990 crores. These include Ghazipur city – Aunrihar rail line, Aunrihar- Jaunpur rail line and Bhatni- Aunrihar rail line. These projects have helped in achieving 100 percent electrification of railway lines in Uttar Pradesh.
The Prime Minister dedicated to the nation, the four-lane widening of the Varanasi – Jaunpur section of NH-56, which has been completed at a cost of more than Rs.2,750 crore making travel from Varanasi to Lucknow easier and faster.
Among the multiple projects in Varanasi that will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister include the construction and renovation of 18 PWD roads; International Girls Hostel building constructed at BHU campus; Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET)- Vocational Training Centre at village Karsara; Residential buildings and amenities in Police station Sindhaura, PAC Bhullanpur, Fire station Pindra and Govt residential school Tarsada; Economic Offences Research Organization building; Sewer line from Mohan Katra to Konia Ghat and a modern septage management system in village Ramna; 30 double-sided backlit LED unipoles; a cow dung-based bio-gas plant at NDDB Milk plant Ramnagar; and a unique floating changing rooms jetty at Dashashwamedh ghat which will facilitate the bathing of devotees in river Ganga.
In a major push towards infrastructure development, the Prime Minister dedicated and laid the foundation stone for 5 National Highway projects worth around Rs.6,400 crores.
These include the development of a 43 km long six-lane Jhanki-Sargi section on NH 130 CD; a 57 km long six-lane Sargi-Basanwahi section on NH 130 CD; and a 25 km long six-lane Basanwahi-Marangpuri section of NH-130 CD. A key component is a 6-Lane tunnel of 2.8 km in length which comprises 27 animal passes and 17 monkey canopies for unrestricted wildlife movement in the Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary area.
These projects will provide better connectivity to rice mills in Dhamtari and bauxite-rich areas in Kanker and also benefit the handicraft industry in Kondagaon. Overall, these projects will give a major thrust to the socio-economic development of the region.
The projects that will be dedicated to the nation include the 33 km long 4-laning of the Raipur to Kodebod section on the Jabalpur-Jagdalpur National Highway.
Besides boosting tourism, the section is integral for the movement of raw goods, finished products of Steel plants near Jagdalpur and provides connectivity to iron ore-rich areas.
Modi also dedicated to the nation the 53-km long 4-lane Bilaspur-Pathrapali stretch of Bilaspur to Ambikapur section of NH 130. It will help improve the connectivity of Chhattisgarh with Uttar Pradesh and will boost the movement of coal by providing connectivity to coal mines in adjoining areas.
The Prime Minister also dedicated to the nation the doubling of 103 km long Raipur – Khariar Road Rail Line which has been completed at a cost of Rs.750 crores. It will ease transportation of coal, steel, fertilizers and other commodities from ports for industries in Chhattisgarh.
He also dedicated to the nation a 17 km long new railway line connecting Keoti – Antagarh developed at a cost of Rs.290 crores. The new railway line will provide connectivity to Bhilai Steel Plant with Iron Ore Mines of Dalli Rajhara and Rowghat areas and will link remote areas of southern Chhattisgarh passing through dense forests.
The Prime Minister also dedicated to the nation a Rs.130 crore bottling plant of the Indian Oil Corporation with a capacity of 60 thousand metric tons per annum at Korba. He also flagged off Antagarh – Raipur Train via video link. Fiinews.com
