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INFRASTRUCTURE The central government is gearing up to complete `3 lakh crore
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GADKARI INAUGURATES TWO NH PROJECTS WORTH
`3,390 CRORE IN BUXAR

worth of road projects including 13 green expressways and
economic corridors in Bihar by 2024. Union Minister for Road
Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said this while laying the
foundation stone of road projects in Rohtas district of Bihar.
As part of improving road connectivity, 10 greenfield expressways
are under construction in the state of Bihar at an estimated cost
of `1.10 lakh crore. Construction of a project on a new alignment
is classified as a greenfield project. A greenfield project is usually
located in a new area, where the per unit cost of land acquisition is
usually lower given the less development in these areas. Swarajya
takes a look at the proposed expressways in the state of Bihar:
1. Raxoll-Haldia Greenfield Expressway 25 NEW HIGHWAY PROJECTS WORTH `11,721 CRORE
• The 6-lane, 692-km expressway from Raxul in Bihar to Haldia SANCTIONED TO JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Port in West Bengal is being constructed at a cost of `40,000 The Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep S Puri
crore. said that the Prime Minister’s commitment to the development of
2. Gorakhpur-Siliguri Expressway Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is turning into reality and work regarding
• The expressway passes through Gopalganj, Siwan, Chapra, the same is in full swing. The minister visited Srinagar and reviewed
Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Spool, Saharsa, Purnia the progress of work on various development projects and work
and Kishanganj before reaching Siliguri. done as per government schemes. Addressing the media persons,
3. Varanasi-Kolkata Expressway Puri said people are investing in the economic development in
• The 6-lane, 612 km Varanasi-Kolkata corridor will pass through the Union Territory of J&K because of the Central Government’s
UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. decision to remove the bottleneck of Article 370 and 35A.
• It will cover 22 km in UP, 159 km in Bihar, 187 km in Jharkhand “A new dawn of development is now set in the UT of Jammu and
and 244 km in West Bengal. Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 that could be judged
4. Patna-Arah-Sasaram Expressway from the fact that 25 new National Highway Projects have been
5. Patna-Bettia Expressway sanctioned to be built at an estimated cost of `11,721 crore,” the
• The road notified as NH 139W starts from its junction with NH- minister said. “168 MoUs have been signed amounting to 13,600
139 near Patna, connects Bakarpur, Manakpur, Sahibganj, Urij crore, seven new medical colleges have been sanctioned with
and ends at its junction with NH-727 near Batia. Is. medical seats increasing from 500 to 955, world’s highest railway
6. Bakarpur-Dumaria Ghat Expressway bridge constructed in J&K, Vande Bharat Express is in operation
• The 92-km stretch in Saran, Vaishali and Muzaffarpur districts from Jammu to Delhi and tourist footfall increased to more than
will enhance connectivity to the state capital. one lakh,” he added.
• The estimated cost of this project is `2200 crore. Puri further said that under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural
7. Patna Ring Road Gas, some 12 lakh LPG connections have been provided under PM
• The highway project will extend the Patna SCR (State Capital Ujjwala and 50,000 houses have been sanctioned under PM Awas
Region) area to the three districts of Patna, Vaishali and Saran Yojana (Urban). During the review meeting, the minister said that
district. The expansion of Patna city will also reach the north application of modern technology to solid waste management is
of the Ganga river, including both banks of the Gandak river. the need of the hour and Srinagar will be among the cities where
8. Monger-Mirzachoki Expressway such strategies will be adopted on a priority basis.
9. Amas-Darbhanga Expressway He said that there is a need to process the waste as per modern
• The 198 km long expressway will connect north to south Bihar standards to avoid dumping it at one location, which is hazardous
and travel time will be less than four hours. to the ecosystem.
• It will run between Amas in Aurangabad district, on Delhi-
Kolkata NH-19, and terminate at Nawada village in DILIP BUILDCON BAGS LOA FOR PROJECT WORTH
Darbhanga district on NH-27, crossing seven districts including `723.45 CRORE
Arwal, Jehanabad, Patna, Vaishali and Samastipur. Dilip Buildcon Limited informed that it has received the letter of
• The expressway has been notified as NH-119D with an acceptance (LOA) from the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC)
estimated cost of `8000 crore. Limited. The company has received the order for the construction
10.Patna-Arah-Buxar Expressway of 7.553 kms elevated viaduct and 7 nos. of stations (incl. E&M,
Ten greenfield expressways, once developed, will provide direct Architectural Finishing, Roofing, Plumbing, Signage, etc.) from
and indirect employment to lakhs of people and change the Sector- 1 to Mahatma Mandir in connection with Ahmedabad
physical face of Bihar. Metro Rail Project, Phase-2. As per the company, the estimated
These expressways will unlock the potential of Bihar and put the cost of the project is `723.45 crore. The company expects to
state on the path of growth and prosperity. complete the project within a period of 24 months.

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