ROADS LINKING BRAHMAPUR CITY RING ROAD TO BE MADE 4-LANE

The Government is planning to make all the roads connecting the proposed ring road in Berhampur city four-lane to facilitate faster communication besides ensuring free flow of traffic soon.

The Nodal Officer of Ganjam district and Principal Secretary of Agricultural Department Rajesh Verma disclosed this on Friday while attending a review meeting at the Ganjam Collectorate at Chhatrapur. As per the plan, all the proposed roads within a radius of 5 km are to be connected to the ring road and would be made four lanes.

The meeting also decided to dig 2,000 tube-wells before the summer season begins and complete the construction work of all the over-bridges within the scheduled time.

The meeting reviewed the progress of the ongoing construction of a 41-km-long road between Brahmapur and tourist destination Taptapani.

Verma also ordered for timely completion of the restoration and reconstruction works of 55 riverbanks which were severely damaged in the Phailin. Issues like tender for the proposed construction of Aska-Balipadar Road, distribution of loan for Rabi crops to farmers, completion of restoration of all cyclone-affected areas and issue of tender for all these works  latest by February 15 came up for discussion.

Verma wanted expeditious filling up of all the vacant teaching posts under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Rastriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan. To fill up 64 four posts of doctors, he would draw the attention of the Health Secretary, he said.

Under triple-R project (revival, reconstruction and renovation), an amount of Rs 139 crore has been sanctioned for undertaking 413 MIPs (minor irrigation projects) projects, sources said. Verma also visited some of the ongoing welfare projects of the district on Saturday.

Among others, Ganjam Collector Dr Krishan Kumar and DRDA Project Director Premchandra Choudhury were present. Source: The Pioneer