 "Cabinet panel okays six-laning of NH2 in Bihar and Jharkhand")
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved six laning of Aurangabad – Bihar and Jharkhand border – Barwa Adda section of National Highway 2 in Bihar and Jharkhand.
The work falls under National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase-V. The approval is for BOT (toll) mode on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (BOT/DBFOT) basis.
The cost is estimated to be Rs 4,918.48 crore including cost of land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation and other pre-construction activities. The total length of the road will be approximately 222 kms.
With this, the governemnt wants to expedite improvement of infrastructure in Bihar and Jharkhand and also reduce time and cost of travel for traffic, particularly heavy traffic, plying on the Aurangabad – Bihar and Jharkhand border – Barwa Adda section.
The work falls under National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase-V. The approval is for BOT (toll) mode on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (BOT/DBFOT) basis.
The cost is estimated to be Rs 4,918.48 crore including cost of land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation and other pre-construction activities. The total length of the road will be approximately 222 kms.
With this, the governemnt wants to expedite improvement of infrastructure in Bihar and Jharkhand and also reduce time and cost of travel for traffic, particularly heavy traffic, plying on the Aurangabad – Bihar and Jharkhand border – Barwa Adda section.