New road projects coming up in Assam, Madhya Pradesh
New Delhi: The central government has given approvals to four road projects worth Rs 4,620 crore in Assam and Madhya Pradesh for the widening of National Highways.
Three of the four projects are in Assam for widening of stretches of National Highway 37 under Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Region (SARDP-NE). The cost estimated for this project is Rs 1,933 crore and has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).
An official statement about the Madhya Pradesh project said that the CCEA has given its approval for the four-laning of the Jabalpur-Bhopal section of National Highway-12 under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase III, on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) basis in Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) (Toll) mode of delivery.
The cost estimate for the project in Bhopal and Jabalpur districts of the state is Rs 2,686.91 crore. The project will widen around 394 km stretch, said the statement.
Regarding the Assam projects, the statement said that, an expenditure of Rs 1,933 crore is estimated for widening various stretches under National Highway 37 on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) basis in Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) (Annuity) mode of delivery.
As per the statement, the projects in Assam include widening of Jorhat to Demow section at a cost of Rs 874.69 crore, Numaligarh to Jorhat section at a cost of Rs 584.68 and Demow to Bogibil junction section of NH 37. The estimated project costs of all the three projects of Assam do not include land acquisition and other pre-construction activities.
By these projects, the infrastructure of Assam is expected to be improved better and also the time required for travel would be reduced. Besides this, the projects would also improve employment potential for local labourers for the construction and other project-related activities.
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