The
Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure today approved the proposal for the development of the two laning with paved
shoulders of ‘Raibarelly – Jaunpur’
section on NH - 231 in Uttar Pradesh under NHDP
Phase IV on DBFOT basis in BOT (Annuity) mode of delivery.
The
total cost estimated of the project will be Rs.647 .98 crore out of which
Rs.78.62 crore will be for land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation and
preconstruction and Rs.569.36 crore will be for construction.
The
total length of the project will be 166.40 km and the concession period will be 17 years
including the construction period of 24 months.
The main object of
the project is to expedite the improvement of infrastructure in the State of
Uttar Pradesh and also in reducing the time and cost of travel for traffic,
particularly heavy traffic, playing between
Raibareilly – Jaunpur. It will also increase the employment potential for the local labourers for the project activities.
The
project is covered in the districts of Raebareilly,
CSM Nagar, Pratapgarh and Jaunpur
in Uttar Pradesh.
Background:
The
Committee on Infrastructure approved in April 2006 the recommendations of the Core Group
on Financing of NHDP, thereby giving in
principle approval for 2-laning of 20,000 km under NHDP Phase-IV in four phases of
implementation. Thereafter, the Cabinet approved the proposal in July
2008 for upgradation of 5,000 km of single/ intermediate/ two lane National
Highways to two lanes with paved shoulders under NHDP Phase IV- A.
The CCI
in February 2012 approved the proposal for upgradation
of 20,000 km of National Highways under NHDP
Phae IV under a unified programme (unifying the different phases of
implementation of NHDP Phase IV as prioritized by the Core Group for Financing of NHDP and as
approved by the Committee on Infrastructure in April 2006 into a single scheme
for upgradation/strengthening of stretches) for a
length of 20,000 km under NHDP Phase IV,
subsuming the scheme already approved by
the Cabinet for 5000 km under NHDP Phase
IV A. The project of ‘Raibareilly – Jaunpur’ is one of the projects approved for 2 laning with paved shoulders and included under NHDP Phase
IV.
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