Bhubaneswar: The state has searched for a union government nod as many as 30 road projects with a total length of more than 619 km under middle funds and infrastructure (CRIF).
The State Department of Work, in a letter to Union Minister of Transportation and Jalan Raya, has been searching for Rs 1269 Crore to implement 30 road projects.
Official sources say funds have been sought for increasing roads of large districts and state highways CESS imposed on commuters on these streets while the number is used for maintenance of these streets, the official source said.
The state government has requested funds to strengthen the main roads in almost all districts.
Some of the main roads owned by funds are sought include widening and strengthening HaldiPada NH-16 to West Bengal (17 km) in Balalasore District, strengthening Khaprakhole-Hanshankar Road (13 km) in Balalanir District, an increase of NH -53 to Reamal Via Kansar (10 , 86 km) and widen and strengthen Jalan Patnagarh-Khaprakhole-Harishankar (28 km) in Balalanir District.
“Road projects, the approval that has been sought, are important for the economic development of each region.
Because Odisha is a leading country in the implementation of projects imposed by sanctions, we hope that the center will provide sanctions for these projects for the financial year 2022 -23, “said a senior government official.
Apart from national highways, the State Work Department is responsible for increasing state highways, district roads and large bridges in funded schemes funded by the state and central.
Official sources in the work department said they had spent more than RS 19,000 Crore during 2016-17-20222 for more than 9,000 km.
various types of roads and almost 250 bridges.
In the financial year 2022-23, he targeted to increase more than 1,500 km of road projects and 33 main bridge projects.