Maharashtra seek private participation in smaller ports

Civil work for Delhi-Meerut Expressway and Six Laning of Dasna to Hapur Bypass section of National Highway (NH) 24 has been divided into four packages, said Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Mansukh L Mandaviya.

Work for three packages have already been awarded for a total cost of Rs.3,889 crores.

The scheduled date of completion for Package-I, Package-II and Package-III is May 2019, May 2020 and June 2019 respectively.

The bids for fourth package connecting Dasna to Meerut (Greenfield Alignment) have been received and scheduled date of completion for this Package is 540 days from the appointed date.

In a reply to Rajya Sabha, the Minister said 15 flyovers/elevated corridors have been proposed to be constructed on the project with an overall length of 8.3 km.

Construction of Ring Roads have been approved around Jaipur and Jodhpur cities in Rajasthan as part of the Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I.

Work of Ring Road around Jodhpur city is to be implemented in two sections. The work for section I has already been awarded with scheduled completion time of 24 months from appointed date. The work for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for section II has also been awarded.

He said that the work of Ring Road around Jaipur city is also to be implemented in two sections. The work for section I has already been awarded with scheduled completion time of 15 months from appointed date. The work for preparation of DPR for section II has also been awarded.

Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government is seeking private participation for development of ports of Rewas, Vijaydurg, Redi, Vadhavan, Trombay and Karanja.

Thirteen port projects (Rs.410.51 crore) have been sanctioned under Sagarmala for the State of Maharashtra, said the Minister who is also with the Shipping Ministry. fii-news.com