Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Requires Acceleration of Freeway Tasks in Assam

New Delhi: Union Minister for Street Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari reviewed the standing of ongoing Nationwide Freeway initiatives and upcoming initiatives in Assam beneath Nationwide Highways and Infrastructure Growth Company Restricted (NHIDCL) and Nationwide Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at Vanijya Bhawan right here on Tuesday, a press launch mentioned.

At a evaluate assembly with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and different senior officers of NHIDCL, NHAI, and State PWD within the nationwide capital, Union Minister Gadkari referred to as for the completion of the 28 ongoing initiatives which are operating on schedule and for expediting completion of 11 numbers of delayed initiatives beneath NHIDCL in Assam.

Following the plea of CM Sarma, Gadkari instructed the officers to expedite the completion of the stability work of four-laning of a 14-km stretch of Jorhat to Jhanji and from Jhanji to Demow stretching 11 km of NH 37 beneath SARDP-NE.

Gadkari additionally requested the officers to place up street signages at correct locations to stop street mishaps on this important portion of NH 37.

In line with the discharge, the Chief Minister requested Gadkari to depute a Minister of State to examine the continuing work of four-laning of NH 37 from Jorhat to Dibrugarh.

The remaining work of the four-laning of Demow to the tip of Moran bypass of NH 37, widening of four-lane with paved shoulder of Kawaram Taro Village-Dilai Part of NH 29 beneath NH(O), NE, together with Manja bypass, four-laning of NH 37 from the tip of Moran bypass to Bogibeel, improvement, and upgradation of four-laning from Jamugurihat finish to Biswanath Chariali Bypass of NH 52, development of Indunglo to Jatinga junction and from Jatinga to Harangajao of NH 54 additionally got here up for detailed evaluate.

On the Chief Minister’s plea, Gadkari requested the officers to finish the method for awarding the contract for the 121-km Guwahati Ring Street at an estimated value of Rs 5,729 crore by November finish, to submit DPR for the elevated hall of over 85 km size over Kaziranga Nationwide Park at a price of Rs 5,500 crore and re-tendering of Majuli bridge over the Brahmaputra.

CM Sarma additionally urged Union Minister Gadkari to hasten the method for the Gohpur-Numaligarh tunnel development, Majuli bridge connecting Kamalabari and Nimatighat over the Brahmaputra, four-laning of Baihata Chariali to Tezpur freeway stretch and development of Mangaldoi bypass on NH 15.

The Union Minister additionally reviewed the standing of ongoing 4 initiatives which are on schedule and 4 initiatives with one-year delays beneath State PWD and MoRTH, the discharge mentioned.

CM Sarma urged the Union Minister to see to it that present roads are stored in fine condition by NHIDCL and NHAI in the course of the development of NHs to stop accidents. Gadkari requested the senior officers, together with GM, NHIDCL to blacklist contractors who didn’t adhere to the provisions of holding the present roads in good situation by means of imposing default legal responsibility. Sarma additional requested Gadkari to formulate a unique work schedule for civil works in Assam particularly and the North East Area as an entire holding in view the monsoon season from April to October. Taking into consideration the Chief Minister’s suggestion, Gadkari directed the senior functionaries of the Central street companies to work on it, the discharge added.

Later speaking to X, CM Sarma wrote, “At present in New Delhi, I had the privilege of attending a evaluate assembly led by Hon’ble Union Minister Shri @nitin_gadkari ji, centered on the event of 1001 km of freeway initiatives in Assam. Our collective precedence stays the well timed completion of 57 important Nationwide Freeway initiatives throughout numerous implementing companies.”

Union Minister for Ports, Delivery and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, who additionally attended the evaluate assembly, urged Union Minister Gadkari to provoke the method in earnest for four-lane street connectivity with the Dhubri river port.

The evaluate assembly was additionally attended by Minister of State for Exterior Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, MP, Dilip Saikia, Chief Secretary, Ravi Kota, senior officers Gyanendra Dev Tripathi, KK Dwivedi, RP Singh, and Raj Chakrabarty.

It could be talked about that the Ministry of Street Transport & Highways is organising the two-day evaluate assembly of Nationwide Freeway initiatives that received underway on Monday with all of the States of the North Japanese Area.