Bhubaneswar: The state authorities has agreed to pay 25% of the settlement price (Rs 15.79 crore) for the much-delayed building of a six-lane bridge over the spillway of Kanupur irrigation undertaking on the Rimuli-Rocky-Rajamunda part of NH-520.
Constructing the 330-metre bridge is essential for the early completion of the undertaking over the Baitarani river, which can create an irrigation potential of 29,578 hectares in Keonjhar district.
“Although main parts of the irrigation undertaking proposed in 2004-05 have already been accomplished, the others couldn't be taken up due to non-construction of the bridge.
The above-mentioned quantity has been deposited with the Nationwide Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which has undertaken the development of the bridge,” a senior state authorities official mentioned.
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik had earlier urged Union street transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari to expedite the development of the bridge, whereas a sequence of communication have been exchanged between the state water sources division and the NHAI authorities on this regard.
Officers of the NHAI’s regional workplace right here mentioned the state authorities has shared 25% of the undertaking price in accordance with the tender quantity. Altogether Rs 65 crore will probably be spent for the development of the bridge.
“In case there's an escalation of prices, the state authorities has agreed to bear the quantity proportionately,” a senior NHAI official mentioned.
Whereas the tender course of for the bridge undertaking has already been accomplished, the NHAI sources mentioned at the very least three traces of the bridge (one aspect) is focused to be accomplished by July this yr and the opposite three traces will probably be taken up after monsoon.
Preliminary floor works (piling) of the high-level bridge undertaking has already been began below the direct supervision of the NHAI. The preliminary design finalised for the bridge has been revised to extend the waterway.
The undertaking is being reviewed on the highest degree commonly by the state water sources division as the federal government goals to dedicate the irrigation undertaking, together with a number of others, to the folks of the state in 2023.