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INFRASTRUCTURE TICKER TAPE in the report saying that with the completion of the project, the

111 kilometres of distance will be covered in 2 to 2.5 hours. The
distance between Jiribam and Imphal (NH-37), At present, is 220
kilometres, which takes about 10 to 12 hours of travelling. Once
the construction is completed, the bridge crossing Noney valley
will become the highest pier bridge in the world. The bridge is
expected to be completed by December 2023, he further said.

kilometres has already been commissioned. In the second phase,
WORLD’S TALLEST RAILWAY BRIDGE PIER TO COME UP IN According to Sharma, the first phase which extends for 12
nearly 98 per cent of the work is complete and by February 2022, it
MANIPUR will be ready. The third phase on the section between Khongsang
With the completion of the project, the 111 kilometres of and Tupul will be completed by November 2022. The Project Chief
distance will be covered in 2 to 2.5 hours. Engineer further said by December 2023, the fourth and the last
World’s tallest rail bridge pier coming up in Northeast! Indian phase of the bridge which extends from Tupul to Imphal valley will
Railways is constructing the world’s tallest railway bridge pier at be completed. The 111 kilometre long project consists of 61 per
Noney Valley in the state of Manipur with a height of 141 metres. As cent of tunnels, he continued.
a part of the ambitious 111 Kilometre long Jiribam-Imphal railway The total anticipated cost of the bridge is `374 crore, the Chief
line, which aims to connect the capital of Manipur with the broad Engineer said. Sharma, while speaking about the hurdles and
gauge network of the country, the travel time of 10 to 12 hours will challenges that are being faced in the bridge construction, said
be reduced to just 2.5 hours. The bridge at Noney Valley, which is during monsoon, landslides often occur on NH-37, which is the
being developed at a pier height of 141 metres, will surpass the only route to this place. From the month of April to October, there
Mala – Rijeka viaduct’s existing record of 139 meters, located in is immense rainfall here and it is difficult to work here during that
Montenegro, Europe, according to an ANI report. time. Also, there are some problems related to insurgency, which
Sandeep Sharma, Chief Engineer of the project, was quoted sometimes creates a problem, he added.

H G INFRA ENGINEERINGS LTD FORMS H.G. RAIPUR to Barhaiganj) to two-lane with paved shoulder under EPC mode
VISAKHAPATNAM OD-6 PRIVATE LIMITED FOR HAM has been sanctioned with a budget of `403.36 cr.
PROJECT
H.G. Infra Engineering Limited (the ‘Company’ or ‘HGINFRA’) SIX-LANING OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY-66 TO BE
has received the certificate of incorporation from the registrar EXPEDITED IN KERALA: CM
of companies (RoC) dated November 22, 2021 with respect to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the six-laning work of National
incorporation of wholly owned subsidiary company namely “H.G. Highway-66 is gathering pace in the state as the National Highway
Raipur Visakhapatnam OD-6 Private Limited” as Special Purpose Authority confirmed agreement in 16 out of 20 reaches. Around
Vehicle (‘SPV’) to undertake the project ‘Development of Six Lane 600 kms of road, from Talapady in Kasaragod district to Karode
Baunsaguar - Baraja Section of NH-130-CD Road from km 293+000 in Thiruvananthapuram, would be six-laned as part of the project,
to km 338+500 under Raipur Visakhapatnam Economics Corridor he said in a Facebook post.
in the state of Odisha on Hybrid Annuity Mode (Package - OD-6). “The National Highway Authority has confirmed agreement in 16
The NHAI bid project cost is `958.98 crore and HGINFRA bid project out of 20 reaches to speed up the work of the six-laning of the
cost is `1,123.11 crore with completion period of 730 days. Panavel- Kanyakumari National Highway-66 in Kerala,” Vijayan
said. Noting that the state government would bear 25 per cent of
GADKARI SANCTIONS IMPROVEMENT AND the land acquisition expense, he said the land owners are given
STRENGTHENING WORKS OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN UP the best compensation as per the Land Acquisition Act 2013.
AND UTTARAKHAND The ongoing distribution of compensation would be completed
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari within six months in the state, the CM said adding that with the six
sanctioned Widening and strengthening work of NH-334A (Purkaji laning of the National Highway-66, the road traffic in Kerala would
– Laksar – Haridwar Road) to two-lane with paved shoulder become safer and more smooth.
under EPC (Engineering Procurement Construction) mode with
a budget of `227.06 cr in Uttar Pradesh. In a series of tweets, CABINET APPROVES CONSTRUCTION OF OVER 32,000
Gadkari informed about sanctioning three more projects in the KM ROADS IN FAR-FLUNG AREAS
state. The Minister sanctioned the Widening and strengthening The Cabinet approved the construction of 32,152 km roads in far-
work of NH-330D (Sitapur to Kurain Section) to two-lane with paved flung areas of the country at a cost of `33,822 crore.
shoulder under EPC mode with a budget of `505 cr. Development The cabinet also approved telecom connectivity in tribal areas by
work of 6-Lane access-controlled Spur to Haridwar from Delhi – putting up telecom towers in 7,287 villages in five states of Andhra
Saharanpur – Dehradun Economic corridor on Hybrid Annuity Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Odisha.
Mode under BharatmalaPariyojana has been sanctioned with a A total of 42 aspirational districts in these five states will get
budget of `2095.21 Crores in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. benefited by telecom connectivity, Union Minister Anurag Thakur
Improvement and upgradation work of NH-227A (Near Sikriiganj said while briefing the media after the Cabinet meeting.

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