Odisha govt. go-ahead for coastal highway
The Hindu
It will not intersect any ecologically sensitive area, says senior NHAI official
The Naveen Patnaik Government has given its consent to the ambitious ₹8000-crore coastal highway project that would connect Odisha’s Tangi with West Bengal’s Digha, six years after mooting of the proposal. If everything goes as planned, the first tender for laying a portion of road could be invited by March next. “The State government has given consent for the coastal highway after much deliberation. We will go for different regulatory approvals required for the project as the proposed road will pass in the vicinity of various forests and Bay of Bengal and over rivers,” said Ram Prasad Panda, Chief General Manager of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), Bhubaneswar.More Related News