CANACONA
In what is a step closer to an accident-free highway, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has accorded financial approval to the land acquisition for the 4-Laning of NH66.
According to a communiqué from the office of Chief Engineer, GoI, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Maharashtra and Goa)(MoRTH) has directed to carry out sanction within the approved sanctioned ceiling of Rs 560 crore.
The memo further informs “the increase in sanction ceiling will be considered along with the similar demand from other States appropriately.”
The memo signed by MoRTH Regional Office at Mumbai and addressed to Chief Engineer (Roads and Bridges, NH), PWD Goa has also enclosed Annual Plan for FY2022-23 for the State of Goa amounting to Rs 2228.78 crore, which has been technically approved by the competent authority of the ministry.
The approved annual plan for Goa for the Financial Year 2022-23 includes works like 7.97 Km 4-Laning of the existing Canacona Bypass (Manohar Parrikar Canacona Bypass Road) from Maxem to Polem border Checkpost at a cost of Rs 177.34 crore and land acquisition for 4-laning of NH66 road from start of MPCBR at Char-Rasta to Bendordem (Quepem) at a cost of Rs 79 crore.
There is also the rehabilitation of a Culvert in this section at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore, while land acquisition for 4-laning works from Bendordem to Uskini bandh (Cuncolim) on NH-66 Road for an amount of Rs 298 crore also finds mention in the approved Annual Plan for 2022-23.
Many residents have welcomed the latest report of MoRTH and sources said this took place due to continuous follow-up by Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar.
Meanwhile, the Karmalghat section continues to report mishaps as another interstate truck got stranded at the sharp turn on Friday.
While cranes were pressed into service to remove the stranded truck, highway traffic was stranded for well over two hours on Friday evening.
According to a communiqué from the office of Chief Engineer, GoI, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Maharashtra and Goa)(MoRTH) has directed to carry out sanction within the approved sanctioned ceiling of Rs 560 crore.
The memo further informs “the increase in sanction ceiling will be considered along with the similar demand from other States appropriately.”
The memo signed by MoRTH Regional Office at Mumbai and addressed to Chief Engineer (Roads and Bridges, NH), PWD Goa has also enclosed Annual Plan for FY2022-23 for the State of Goa amounting to Rs 2228.78 crore, which has been technically approved by the competent authority of the ministry.
The approved annual plan for Goa for the Financial Year 2022-23 includes works like 7.97 Km 4-Laning of the existing Canacona Bypass (Manohar Parrikar Canacona Bypass Road) from Maxem to Polem border Checkpost at a cost of Rs 177.34 crore and land acquisition for 4-laning of NH66 road from start of MPCBR at Char-Rasta to Bendordem (Quepem) at a cost of Rs 79 crore.
There is also the rehabilitation of a Culvert in this section at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore, while land acquisition for 4-laning works from Bendordem to Uskini bandh (Cuncolim) on NH-66 Road for an amount of Rs 298 crore also finds mention in the approved Annual Plan for 2022-23.
Many residents have welcomed the latest report of MoRTH and sources said this took place due to continuous follow-up by Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar.
Meanwhile, the Karmalghat section continues to report mishaps as another interstate truck got stranded at the sharp turn on Friday.
While cranes were pressed into service to remove the stranded truck, highway traffic was stranded for well over two hours on Friday evening.
