Centre approves road repair works in Orissa

New Delhi, Mar 22 (UNI) The Centre has approved road widening works in various stretches of National Highways No. 224 (NH-224) in Orissa at a cost of Rs 4956.89 lakh.

The work of widening the existing single/intermediate lane carriageway to two-lane carriageway has been approved at four different stretches of NH-224, which starts at Khurda and ends at Bolangir town.

A Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Ministry official said an amount of Rs. 1311.96 lakh had been sanctioned for widening the existing single/intermediate lane carriageway to two-lane carriageway for a nine-km stretch and Rs. 1289.57 lakh for an eight-km stretch on NH-224.

On the same Highway, an amount of Rs. 1143.70 lakh has been sanctioned for widening existing single/intermediate lane stretch from km 198 to km 205 and a sum of Rs. 1211.66 lakh from km 191 to km 198.

This stretch serves towards transportation of agricultural product of Nayagarh, Boudh, Sonepur and Bolangir Districts.

Morevover, this road is a vital link for the South Western Orissa to the eastern parts of the State.

It also provides link to some tourist and pilgrimages locations.

It is expected that the improvement would help in boosting the economic activities of the region.

UNI