Title - Hardinge Road flank of Rail Overbridge opened

PATNA: Road Construction Department (RCD) minister Nandkishore Yadav on Tuesday inaugurated the Hardinge Road flank of Rail Overbridge (RBO).Yadav said with the opening of this flank, pressure on traffic would ease as it connects densely populated localities like R-block roundabout, Secretariat, Bailey Road, State assembly and Patna airport. It also connects Karbigahiya, Mithapur Bus Stand, Chanakya National Law University and National Institute of Fashion Technology, Punpun, Sipara and Indian Oil Company, the minister said.Yadav said there are six legs of this RBO and the New Bus Stand flank, Karbigahiya flank and Buddh Marg flank had been inaugurated on September 3, 2011 by CM Nitish Kumar. Work on the fifth and sixth flanks (Punpun and Mithapur) could not be started due to lack of land.Yadav said the government was planning to extend the flank joining south portion of Patna Junction to Chiraiyantand ROB.