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Title - Patna gets new road overbridgePosted by : riteshexpert on Sep 09, 2013 - 09:00:04 AM |
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PATNA: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday dedicated three road overbridges (ROBs) to the people. Of them, one is located in the state capital and two others in Gaya and Rohtas districts.Inaugurating the two-lane ROB at Kumhrar, he greeted the people and travelled from one end of the ROB to the other. This 610-metre-long bridge has been constructed at a cost of Rs 36 crore. ECR GM Madhuresh Kumar, Usha Singh, MLA, and road construction department secretary Pratyaya Amrit were among those present on the occasion. Earlier, the CM inaugurated two flyovers - one in Gaya and another in Rohtas - through video conferencing. A two-lane 658-metre-long road overbridge has been constructed at a cost of Rs 20 crore between Karimganj and Delha in Gaya district. Another overbridge at Dehri-on-Sone is 925 meter long and constructed at a cost of Rs 31 crore.Both these overbridges have been constructed with the support of railways. The Gaya overbridge has been funded by the state (56.54%) and the railways (43.46%), while the share of state and railways in Dehri-on-Sone overbridge is 55.36% and 44.64% respectively.The CM said that Gaya and Dehri-on-Sone road overbridges have fulfilled an old demand of the people of Gaya and Rohtas. ECR GM Kumar said it was a happy occasion as it would make communication system smooth for the people. He thanked the government and railway officials for completion of the projects. |