SME Times News Bureau | 24 Jan, 2018
The National Highways
Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded the contract for four-laning of
a 64km national highway stretch in Madhya Pradesh to a joint venture
formed for the project, an official said on Tuesday.
The
joint venture, comprising Krishna Constructions and Gawar
Construction Limited, has been issued the Letter of Award (LoA) to
four-lane the highway from Hiran River to Sindoor River
section.
According to the NHAI, the project would be
implemented in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) mode
with a construction period of 24 months.
"The project
includes upgradation of the highway from two lane to four lane with
rigid pavement (cement concrete road), along with construction of
four major bridges, 20 minor bridges, nine underpasses at the
location of minor junctions and 29 minor junctions for free and safe
movement of road users," said the statement.
According
to the NHAI, 13 km of the project road passes through a wildlife
sanctuary, out of which 39.750 hectare area of wildlife forest land
is required for diversion.
"The road also passes
through Reserve and Protected forest for two-km length, in which
11.081 hectare forest land is required for diversion.
"In
order to facilitate free and safe movement of wildlife, adequate
mitigation measures have been included in the project like additional
span of five metre on either side of the major bridges, provision of
structures of size 5X3.5M at 25 locations," read the statement.