Bhubaneswar, July 25: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari for expediting the works of the 413 km long four-lane coastal highway project and the Capital Region Ring Road project.
The process for construction of the 413 km long four-lane coastal highway project has been accelerated at a cost of Rs 23,882 crore. On completion, the highway will be a game changer for the social and economic development of eastern India and will realise Modi’s Purvodaya vision. Similarly, the 111 km-long Capital Region Ring Road project approved under Bharatmala Pariyojana is estimated to cost Rs 6,092 crore. The proposed six-lane ring road project connecting Khurda, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack will be a milestone in Odisha’s communication sector under the Purvoday scheme, said Pradhan.
The proposed coastal highway under the Bharatmala project will be constructed in three packages from Rameswar to Ratanpur, Ratanpur to Digha and Jamujhadi to Dhamra.
He said the Modi government is giving special importance to road infrastructure and transit in the state as it is committed to a strong, prosperous and developed Odisha.
