Land acquisition set to begin for widening of NH-143

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Rourkela: A land acquisition cell in the premises of old Tehesil Office was opened yesterday in a bid to accelerate land acquisition process for widening of the NH-143.

Sundargarh Tehesildar Benedick Lakra along with ADM Rourkela Rabindranath Mishra inaugurated the cell.

Official sources said the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure had approved the four-laning of 125.615 km stretch of the Biramitrapur-Barkote section of NH-143 in Sundargarh and Deogarh districts. The project would be implemented under Phase IV-A of the National Highway Development Programme (NHDP) on Design Build Finance Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) basis in BOT (toll) mode of delivery.

The sources added that the total estimated cost of the project is Rs. 1098.90 crore, out of which Rs. 320.75 crore has been earmarked for land acquisition, resettlement and pre-construction works.

The expansion is expected to ease heavy traffic plying between Biramitrapur and Barkote, part from providing income generation for the local labourers, informed an official.

Meanwhile, the tender for the project has been awarded to GAMON India Limited. However, as the land acquisition has been facing hurdles, expansion work is getting delayed. After the opening of new cell under the direct control of ADM Rourkela, land acquisition process is expected to be sped up.

Notably, that part of the NH has been witnessing traffic problems because of mineral transportation. Traffic congestion has led to a number of accidents on this part.    

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