Kolkata, The West Bengal authorities on Saturday gave in-principle approval for handing over seven stretches of nationwide highways to the NHAI and the NHIDCL, paving the way in which for long-pending infrastructure works on key highway corridors within the state.
These stretches have been below the nationwide freeway wing of the state’s Public Works Division , and the handover proposals had been pending for practically a yr regardless of repeated requests from the Union Ministry of Street Transport and Highways, based on an official assertion.
The press notice issued by the chief secretary’s workplace on Saturday stated, “Improvement works on these stretches stood stalled within the absence of a proper handover. With right now’s clearance, the central businesses can transfer ahead with out additional delay.”
Among the many stretches handed over to the Nationwide Highways Authority of India are 329.6 km of NH 312 connecting Jangipur, Omarpur, Krishnagar, Bongaon and Basirhat as much as Ghojadanga alongside the India-Bangladesh border, spanning in addition to, NH 31 from the Bihar-West Bengal border to Gazole, and NH-33 as much as Farakka.
4 different stretches, together with the Sevoke Military Cantonment-Coronation Bridge-Kalimpong-West Bengal-Sikkim border route below New NH-10, have been handed over to the Nationwide Highways and Infrastructure Improvement Company Ltd , the notice said.
The opposite corridors embrace the Hasimara-Jaigaon stretch as much as the India-Bhutan border, the Baradighi-Mainaguri-Changrabandha route as much as the Bangladesh border, and the Siliguri-Kurseong-Darjeeling hill highway.
The state authorities stated that infrastructure works on the seven stretches would strengthen connectivity to Sikkim, Bhutan and Bangladesh, whereas enhancing hyperlinks between north Bengal and the Dooars.
These tasks are additionally anticipated to enhance the Bihar-Bengal hall by means of Malda and Murshidabad and enhance connectivity in Nadia and North 24 Parganas districts as much as the Bangladesh border at Ghojadanga.
“With these approvals, the state authorities has cleared the way in which for the central businesses involved to begin growth works on all seven stretches,” the assertion stated and described the transfer as a part of efforts for “coordinated execution of essential nationwide infrastructure tasks”.
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