In a move to expedite improvement of infrastructure and reduce the time and cost of travel for traffic besides improving employment potential for local labourers, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved four road projects worth Rs 4,620 crore in Assam and Madhya Pradesh for the widening of National Highways.
The committee also gave approval for four-laning of the Jabalpur-Bhopal section of NH-12 under Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) -toll mode of delivery worth Rs 2,687 crore. Of the four road projects, three in Assam is for widening of stretches of National Highways 37 under Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Region (SARDP-NE) at a cost of Rs 1,933 crore on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) basis in BOT (Annuity) mode of delivery.
The projects include widening of Jorhat to Demow section at a cost of Rs 874.69 crore, Numaligarh to Jorhat section at a cost of Rs 584.68 and Demow to Bogibil junction section of NH 37. Further, the project cost in all the three schemes excludes land acquisition and other pre-construction activities.
