Construction of Chambal and Narmada Express Way to be undertaken in State

Bhopal: Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan dedicated 61 kilometer long 2 lane road with paved solder constructed at a cost of Rs. 220.95 crore from Biaora to Rajasthan border at Biaora of district Rajgarh today. They also laid foundation stone of 141.26 kilometer long Bioara- Dewas four lane road to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 1583.79 crore on the occasion.

Union Minister Gadkari said that construction of Chambal Express way and Narmada Express way will be undertaken in the state. He informed that citizens of Madhya Pradesh will get Chhatisgarh to Gujarat connecting facility after construction of this road. He mentioned that Biaora-Bhopal highway will be converted into EPC Mode. This work will start within next four months. He also made announcement for construction of Obaidullah Ganj to Betul road soon. Gadkari further mentioned that the length of the National Highways has increased from 5,194 kilometer to 10 thousand 188 kilometer in the last two years in the state. He said that over 2000 kilometer long highways of the state will be developed as per the recommendations of the Chief Minister Chouhan. Moreover Gadkari told that 100 driving training centres will be opened in the state with an objective to meet the shortage of drivers and to provide employment. He said that Ministry for Road Transport will provide every possible support to the state to develop Bus-Stands of Madhya Pradesh as Bus-Ports. He also made an announcement to develop Narmada as a water way to encourage water transport.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that better arrangements are being made for construction of roads in the state. Now cement-concrete roads of high quality are being constructed which will not wear off till long time. CM Chouhan mentioned that Madhya Pradesh was known for bad roads before a decade, but now the concept is changed. Good quality roads are being constructed. He made an announcement to provide an amount of Rs. 5 crore for development of Biaora and to give Suthaliya a status of tahsil. He further mentioned a sum of Rs. One crore will be spent on development works. CM Chouhan informed that irrigation facility on 2.55 lakh hectare land of Rajgarh district will be provided. Compensation against damage of coriander crop will also be provided to the farmers. Moreover, he told that a compensation amount of Rs. 300 crore and Rs. 300 crore as crop insurance amount were provided to the farmers whose crops were destroyed by the hailstorm last year.

Foundations were laid for water distribution scheme of Biaora town worth Rs. 9 crore 79 lakh, high school building worth Rs. One crore at Nainwada, C.C. road construction at Biaora town worth Rs. 95 lakh 43 thousand, construction of high school building at Khanpura worth Rs. One crore, construction of Ayush bhavan and boundary wall at a cost of Rs. 91 lakh 93 thousand and construction of high school building worth Rs. One crore at village Chaata. CM Chouhan dedicated scheduled caste boys hostel at village Kachariya, 100 seater girls hostel at Sarangpur, scheduled caste girls hostel at village Padoniya and potable water scheme at Sarangpur.

Minister for Public Works Rampal Singh, MPs Rodmal Nagar, Manohar Oontwal, MLAs Amarsingh Yadav, Narayan Singh Panwar, Kunwar Kothaar, Hazarilal Dangi, Smt. Mamta Meena, public representatives and Public were present on the occasion.-WTN