Team News Riveting
Raipur, April 21
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today inaugurated and laid foundation stone of 33 National Highway projects in Raipur, Chhattisgarh worth Rs 9,240 crore.
Speaking on the occasion, he said these road projects would facilitate connectivity of Chhattisgarh with the states of Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. The Minister said a smooth road network would be available to connect the backward areas of the state with the developed areas. It would be easy to reach cultural and tourist places located at Mungeli and Kabirdham, the Minister added.
Gadkari said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government is moving in a planned direction to ensure the prosperity and development of Chhattisgarh. He said the construction of these projects will result in savings in fuel, travel time, distance and overall transportation cost. He said road traffic would be smooth on the Coal Heavy Rail Traffic Zone of Anuppur-Ambikapur and there would be ease in the traffic of heavy and big vehicles. The Minister said these projects would provide easy access to business centres, commercial vehicle centres, mines, proposed thermal power plants.
On the request of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Gadkari assured approving maximum number of road projects for Chhattisgarh.
Home and Public Works Minister of Chhattisgarh Tamradhwaj Sahu, Leader of Opposition Dharamlal Kaushik also addressed the programme. Chhattisgarh’s Revenue Minister Jaisingh Agarwal, MPs namely Sunil Soni, Santosh Pandey and Arun Sao, former Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh, MLAs, public representatives and prominent citizens were present on the occasion.
