State Cabinet in Bihar clears ₹1,030-cr road project

The state cabinet in Bihar has recently cleared the government proposal to build four-lane road, which would have both surface and elevated sections, connecting Mithapur in Patna with Ramgovind Singh Mahuli halt to the east of Patna-Gaya railway line entailing an investment of ₹1,030.6 crore. The road will meet the NH-83 near Mahuli road over-bridge with the starting point in Patna being on the south-west lane of Mithapur flyover. Among the major points on the route will be Mithapur, Sipara, Etbarpur, Kurthaul, Parsa and Mahuli. The construction of the road would begin shortly and would be completed on fast tracked basis, principal secretary Deepak Prasad said, adding that the road would have two under-passes near the Chanakya Law University and below the Sipara flyover, besides a mega bridge, seven small bridges and three culverts. In addition to this, there would also be service lanes on both sides of the elevated sections of the road stretch.