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New Delhi : Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari dedicated to Nation via video conference mode a 1 km long Road-Over-Bridge across Railway Level Crossing on NH 45-A at Arumparthapuram, Puducherry, on October 7, 2020.
The Road-Over-Bridge worth Rs 35 crore will fulfil long awaited need of Puducherry, especially Villianur, Ariyur, Kandamangalam, Manaveli, Gorimedu, Arovil, and Ariyankuppam areas. The event was attended by the Lt. Governor, Puducherry, Dr Kiran Bedi, Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, and Union MoS-RTH Gen (Retd) Dr V K Singh, Ministers from the UT, Members of Parliament, MLAs, and senior officers from the Centre and the State.
Speaking on the occasion, Gadkari said the project is envisaged to bring relief to public from traffic jam resulting in saving of time and fuel, safe commutation, reduction in pollution, closure of level crossing, and unhindered passage of railway traffic. He said four-laning of NH-45 shall provide unhindered connectivity to Puducherry with Karaikal port as well as ECR road which is leading up to Kanyakumari. This will also give impetus to the agriculture and fishing.
Gadkari said Rs 70 crore has been spent on NH construction during the last six years in the UT of Puducherry. He informed about the ongoing works in an aggregate length of 287 km for an amount of about Rs 11,000 crore for Tamilnadu – Puducherry Connectivity. They include the Mahabalipuram to Mugaiyur section of NH-332 A, Mugaiyur to Marakkanam Section of NH -332 A, Viluppuram to Puducherry Section of NH -45A, Puducherry to Poondiyankuppam section of NH -45A, Poondiyankuppam to Sattanathapuram section of NH-45A, and Sattanathapuram to Nagapattinam section of NH-45A, according to a PIB release.
MoS-RTH Gen (Retd) Dr V K Singh said the Ministry is trying to provide full connectivity of Pudduchery with Tamil Nadu and other regions of the country. He informed that work on strengthening of eight km long road from Madagadipet state border to Ariyur Village at an expenditure of Rs 9 crore is likely to be completed by the coming December.
Lt. Governor of the UT of Puducherry Dr Kiran Bedi complemented the central government for fulfilling the aspirations of the people of the UT. She cautioned against the cost over-run of delayed projects as it causes further delay. She proposed conducting refresher courses for road construction engineers including PWD officers. Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy and Minister for Public Works A Namassivayam also addressed the event.