The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has initiated the tender for the project worth Rs 754.72 Crores for the 4/6-lanning of NH-31 (New NH-10) with each aspects provider roads from km 569/258 to km 581/030 end of Asian Highway-02 on NH-31 close to Shivmandir in Darjeeling District to Sevoke Army Cantonment in Jalpaiguri District on the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Mode.
Speaking on the matter, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista asserted that the pass will minimise the time and price over-runs, and ensure completion of the challenge with the least fees and larger efficiency. The challenge is anticipated to be finished in thirty months.
“The each day jam in Darjeeling More place is one of the most severe troubles confronted through the human beings from Siliguri and nearby regions. Because of which, development of this corridor has been amongst the essential demands of the humans from Siliguri and North Bengal region, and one of the dream initiatives for me. I am very happy that inside a quick duration of time, we have been able to address this important problem confronting our region.
The completion of this project will help ease visitors between Khaprail More, Matigara, Darjeeling More, Siliguri town, 2-mile, and Salugara,” the MP added. Along with this, tenders for upgrading 4 stretches on NH10 have also been issued, stopping landslides in indispensable areas and widening NH-10 in congested places. This additionally is predicted to help ease site visitors along with Kalimpong, Sikkim and Siliguri stretch along river Teesta.
Bista similarly guaranteed that the planning technique for an alternative to Coronation Bridge is also being undertaken, and tenders are anticipated to be issued within the next 2-3 months. Along with this, the designing and improvement of the architectural sketch of Bagdogra Airport are predicted to be done in the next 3-months, and the development and development of the new Airport terminal will begin as quickly as the layout has been approved.
