Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren asked officials to expedite various road projects in the state and also prepare a plan to develop Govindpur- Jamtara-Dumka-Sahebganj road as an industrial corridor. The directions were given during a review meeting with the road construction department officials, chaired by the chief minister.
“There is a lot of potential for development of the industrial corridor on Govindpur-Jamtara-Dumka-Sahebganj road. “Select some areas in this road and prepare an action plan to develop warehouses, logistics centers or industries.
This road can become the lifeline of Santhal Parganas area. The chief minister said that the problems related to forest clearance and land acquisition for road projects should be resolved at the earliest. He asked the department to review the matters related to land acquisition every 15 days and coordinate with the concerned departments for this. The officials said that toll plazas are proposed on some roads in the state and toll tax will be charged from goods vehicles. A survey of 425 roads length of 4,856 km has been done.
Apart from this Soren said that plans should also be made to build helipads around important tourist places and mines areas of the state. This will also help in curbing Naxal activities, he said.
Officials said some 612.65 km road plan has been approved for the national highways in the state in the last four years. These projects entail an expenditure of about Rs 3,160 crore. At the same time, 17 road projects have been sent for approval under the State Road Construction Department and 10 projects are to be decided at the level of State Empowered Committee.
Source : Construction Week Online
