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Widening of Road

10th Oct 2011

Arss Infrastructure Projects Limited has informed the Exchange that the Company has been awarded with an work order from the Executive Engineer, Phulbani (R & B) Division, Phulbani, vide their Letter dated October 01, 2011 for Improvement to Jagannathpur - Berhampur-Phulbani road (SH-7) from 112/0 Km to 117/0 Km as a part of Vijayawada - Ranchi Corridor under Central Road fund 2010-11. Total Amount of Orders is Rs. 18.76 Crores.

CCI nod for upgradation of Orissa roads on Vijayawada-Ranchi route

New Delhi, October 6, 2010
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI), at its meeting here yesterday, approved the improvement of 600 km of State roads in Orissa as part of the plan to develop, in a phased manner, the entire 1632 km long Vijayawada-Ranchi corridor at an estimated cost of Rs 1200 crore.

An official press release said the project, located in left-wing extremism affected areas, would be completed in the next three years by March 2014.

It said the project would provide a good communication network between the tribal districts of Orissa and other developed areas in the State as well as to the neighbouring States of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

The project will cover Malkangiri, Jaypore, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhmal, Boudh, Sambalpur, Angul, Deogarh, Koenjhar and Mayurbhanj districts in Orissa.

The Centre and the State Governments concerned had taken up the route from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh to Ranchi in Jharkhand for development as an integrated project in view of the growing activities of left-wing extremists in that area.

In September 2009, the Government took a decision to sanction remaining stretches of National Highways on Vijayawada-Ranchi route in Orissa for widening to two-lane standards and undertaking preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for 600 km length of State roads which were not covered under any other programme.

Centre approves nine road projects in Odisha

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Bhubaneswar, Aug 5: Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu has approved nine road improvement and widening works in Odisha at a cost of Rs 76.58 crore under the Central Road Fund (CRF) Scheme.

According to an official release issued by the Press Information Bureau on Tuesday, an amount of Rs 1094.51 lakh has been approved for improvement of Sambalpur-Sonepur road in Bolangir district.

Further an amount of Rs 656.62 lakh has been approved for improvement to Nayagarh-Jagannathprasad-Bhojanagar road in Ganjam district.

An amount of Rs 810.35 lakh has also been approved for improvement of Nayagarh-Odogaon-Laukhal road in Sundargarh district.

A sum of Rs 1271.09 lakh has been approved for widening and improvement to Kalugaon-Bonai road for a length of 11 km in Sundargarh district.

Besides, an amount of Rs 3825.46 lakh has been approved for improvement of various stretches in Jagannathpur-Berhampur-Phulbani road and Chharichhak to Phulbani in Ganjam and Phulbani districts in the Vijayawada–Ranchi corridor.

This road which passes through the tribal belt of the district and also connects the sub-divisional headquarter town of Bhanjanagar , district headquarter town Chhatrapur, state Capital Bhubaneswar and other districts such as Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Boudh, Bolangir etc.

The road also serves as a major communication link between different villages and gram Panchayat of Bhanjanagar and Belaguntha Blocks. It also connects the historical and tourist places like Odagaon (Lord Raghunath), Sarankula (Lord Ladubaba), Buguda (Lord Biranchi Narayan), ancient monuments like Budha Khola and sanctuary of Black Buck.

Due to heavy traffic and heavy rain in subsequent years, the road has been severely damaged with depressions at a number of places and potholes.

Road being readied to combat Naxalites

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Monday June 2 2008 11:27 IST

Express News Service

SAMBALPUR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will lay the foundation stone for strengthening of the road proposed to pass through the Naxal-infested districts of the State at Rairakhol.

The road, which will enter the State from Ranchi in Jharkahnd will connect Vijaywada in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

The road will pass through 12 Naxal-affected districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Balangir, Kandhmal, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and will help in facilitating movement of security and usher in development of the areas.

Proposal of the seven-metre wide, double lane 1,215.2 km road had been submitted to Centre by the State three years back at an estimated cost of Rs 849 crore, work on which has already been initiated in Motu region in Malkangiri district.

The proposal will see strengthening of 228.8 km of NH, 870.4 km of State Highway and 116 km of other roads including those under Rural Development Department.

The total work has been divided into 10 sectors of which Motu-Malkangiri is 98 km, Malkangiri-Jeypore 107 km, Jeypore, Rayagada via Koraput 131 km, Rayagada-Digapahandi 177.3 km, Digapahandi-Aska 22.6 km, Aska-Phulbani 125 km, Phulbani-Boudh 69.5 km, Boudh-Deogarh via Kiyakata-Rairakhol-Naktideul-Chendipada 198 km, Deogarh-Keonjhar 124 km and Keonjhar-Rairangpur connecting Jharkhand border 167.8 km.

Minister seeks probe into irregularities in RD division

Thursday December 20 2007 11:54 IST

Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: Rural Development Minister B.B. Harichandan has directed chief engineer Prabir Kumar Pradhan to probe the alleged financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 10 crore in Kendrapara Rural Development division and submit a report within a week.

The Minister’s directive came in the wake of newspaper reports on the alleged bungling of funds by the RD division either doing substandard works or submitting false bills.

It was also reported that some of the works were executed without calling for tender while in some other cases payment had been made without execution of works.

The division was granted Rs 12 crore from the flood relief fund and another Rs 8 crore from the 12th Finance Commission for special repair of flood damaged roads.

The Minister also directed superintending engineer, Berhampur, B.N Mishra to inquire into poor quality of construction of roads at Kuanri village in Phulbani district under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).

Doordarshan reported that the PMGSY road constructed last year is in such a bad shape that communication is not possible.

The Minister reviewed the two issues at a meeting here today. Department secretary SN Tripathi and Director Vir Vikram Yadav were present.

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Red-buster road on PMO table

Article From Calcutta Telegraph
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070630/asp/frontpage/story_7995397.asp

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, June 29: A decision on 1,700km answer to the Naxalite arson across three states — the Vijayawada-Ranchi corridor — lies with the Prime Minister’s Office now.
National highway status, however, eludes the dream project of chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who has been harping on this road project at every meeting of Maoist-affected states and at Prime Minister-Planning Commission discussions.
The proposed highway will pass through 12 districts of Orissa, including the Maoist-ridden Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.
The Orissa stretch of the inter-state road will start from Motu in Malkangiri district in the south and terminate at Tiring in Mayurbhanj district in the north.
The chief minister felt that if the corridor passing through the Maoist affected states of Jharkhand, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh is constructed, it would usher in economic development in the region and thereby reduce the intensity of Left-wing extremism.
Works minister A.U. Singhdeo said out of the total 1,219km passing through Orissa, 215km would be built by the state government with World Bank assistance, while another 106km would be covered under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna.
Another 237km was proposed to be taken up by the National Highways Authority of India.
Though the state government has demanded national highway status for the project, the proposal is still pending with the Centre, the minister said.
Sources in the national capital said a detailed project report (DPR) is being prepared by the ministry of shipping and transport and the costs will decide whether the highway will be a two-lane or two-lane-with-paved-shoulders.
Implementing agency for the project will be decided when the ministry of finance and Planning Commission finalises the project, sources said.
Giving details of the progress of the 509km construction already taken up, Singhdeo said work on the Phulbani-Bhanjanagar stretch (80km) had already commenced with additional central assistance of Rs 20 crore, while tender had been floated for 64km Malkangiri-Jeypore portion, which would be opened in July 31.
For the rest 610km, tenders will be invited soon for preparation of a detailed project report, he said. Responding to a request of Tara Prasad Bahinipati, Congress MLA from Koraput, Singhdeo said the government would consider setting up an office of chief engineer at Koraput to monitor the work.
“Usually it costs anywhere between Rs 1-2 crore,” said an engineer working on the project.
About 314km of the road falls in Andhra Pradesh, 197.13km in Jharkhand and the 1219km in Orissa.
The highway is ploughing funds from the respective governments of Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Jharkhand, the Centre and the Union rural development ministry.
The route is something like this: Vijayawada-Kodar-Khammam-Motu-Malkangiri-Jeypore-Koraput-Rayagada-Digapahandi-Aska-Phulbani-Boudhi-Deogarh-Keonjhar-Tiring-Hata-Chaibasa-Chakradharpur-Khunti-Ranchi (see map).
Since the Naxalites are rapidly infiltrating Orissa, apart from Karnataka, security experts feel the Centre should decide on the project at the earliest and implement it fast.
“After five years, the rebels may not let you work,” said an expert from Chhattisgarh working on the project.
He added that some of the stretches like from Koraput to Rayagada are heavily affected by the Naxalites and need security.
In Jharkhand, engineers working on the project disclosed that contractors have been paying the Naxalites regularly in order to progress with work.