MARGAO/PANAJI: Five of Goa's rivers—Mandovi, Zuari, Chapora, Mapusa and
Sal—will be developed into inland waterways, as part of the NDA
government's ambitious plan of converting 101 rivers across the country
into water transport channels.
Union minister for shipping,
road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari, announced this on Thursday,
while speaking after launching the work of four-laning of a stretch of
NH 17-B from Varunapuri to Sada junction, and an elevated road from
Ravindra Bhavan junction to MPT at Vasco.
He further said that
water ports, on the lines of airports, are proposed to be built to
connect the inland waterways, even as he held aloft an idea of
construction of "pollution free" smart cities around the water ports.
"We are willing to support the building of two smart cities along the
Rivers Mandovi and Zuari, which is part of phase 1. If the government is
interested then all it has to do is acquire the land and we will do the
rest," said Gadkari.
Stating that currently only five rivers
in the country have inland waterway channels, Gadkari said the inland
waterways bill would be introduced in Parliament soon.
Gadkari
had a word of advice for chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar. Informing
that 200 buses will run on ethanol or bio-fuel in Nagpur, he said, "Goa
is such a beautiful state and a famous tourist destination. I would urge
the chief minister to consider the use of bio-fuel or electric mode of
operations for public transport buses."
Defence minister
Manohar Parrikar, speaking on the occasion, said that the elevated road
from Ravindra Bhavan junction to MPT would drastically reduce the number
of accidents taking place in Vasco. "This is therefore a life-saving
project and I am sure it will be completed in time," he said.
Parsekar, in his address, said the project would lead to industrial
development and the state's progress. PWD minister Ramkrishna 'Sudin'
Dhavalikar was also present.
'Work on Rs2Kcr Zuari bridge to start on Dec 19'
Union minister of shipping, road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari
on Thursday said the proposed new Zuari bridge would be a
state-of-the-art, cable-stayed type, and there are plans to have a
capsule lift to make it a tourist destination as well. He said work on
the Rs2,000-crore bridge would start on December 19. Goa has been
demanding a second bridge on the river Zuari, as the present one, which
is a critical link between North and South Goa, is reportedly weak.
4-lane concrete road for Mum-Goa highway
Margao/Panaji: Nitin Gadkari, Union minister for shipping, road
transport and highways, said the Mumbai-Goa highway would soon have a
four-lane cement concrete road that would make travelling along the
highway a "pleasurable experience".
"Roads usher prosperity.
But India has the highest number of road accidents taking place. We have
decided to lay emphasis on road safety. The Mumbai-Goa highway had
turned into a death-trap for motorists. The work of construction of the
new four-lane highway has already been started. The work on the
50km-stretch along the Goa-Maharashtra border would also be started
soon. Once completed, it will reduce the number of accidents taking
place on the highway," said Gadkari.
Stating that the NDA
government at the Centre has been constructing national highways at the
rate of 12km per day, Gadkari exuded confidence that it would soon meet
its target of 30 km/day.
"In doing so, we have also taken into
consideration the need to reduce costs. We have obtained the lowest
rates for cement—Rs 120, 130, and 140 per bag—and have already placed
orders for 95 lakh tonnes of cement. The Goa government will also be
allowed to use cement at the same rates and thus the cost of
construction will come down," he said.
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5,000 crore roadworks earmarked in next 2.5 yrs
Margao/Panaji: Gifting Goa a 5,000 crore bonanza for development of road transport and infrastructure, Union minister of road transport, national highways and shipping Nitin Gadkari approved the development of three new roads.
The foundation stone was also laid for the road-widening project along NH 4-A and NH 17-B. The highlight was the announcement of the long-awaited Zuari bridge, which would be built at a cost of 2,000 crore which the Centre would foot.
Gadkari made the announcement at Taleigao Community hall where he laid the foundation stone for a new 7-km long bridge over the Khandepar river. The 297 crore project would also include the widening of the existing NH 4-A highway to a four-lane road from Khandepar to Ponda, Gadkari said.
On NH 4-A, there will be two grade separators, one at Amigos junction and the other at Maruthi temple junction. The Khandepar bridge will be 106m long.
Gadkari also laid the foundation stone for the work of four laning a stretch of NH 17-B from Varnapuri to Sada junction, in the presence of defence minister Manohar Parrikar, chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar and PWD minister Sudin Dhawlikar.
The project consists of construction of four-lane road from Varnapuri to Sada junction, an elevated road from Ravindra Bhavan junction to gate No 9 of the MPT and two loops connecting to NH 17-A.
After completion of the project, the MPT will have connectivity to the NH 17. The total cost of the project is estimated to be around 546 crore. The length of the stretch of the highway is 7.85km.
Besides these projects, Gadkari also announced the construction of the four-lane Dhavli bypass road which would run from Farmagudi to Dhavli with two flyovers. The cost for the project is estimated to be 61.38 crore.
All these projects are expected to be completed within 2.5 years, Gadkari said.
Gadkari also presented sanction letters for the development of a Margao bypass, the construction of the missing link road between Loutolim and Verna Industrial estate and the construction of the Talpona and Galgibag bridges.
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