CM Sai proposal to Gadkari
New Delhi : Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai also invited Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to attend the 83rd Annual Session of the Indian Road Congress to be held in Raipur in November. Union Minister Gadkari has assured to take positive initiative as soon as possible on various proposals to strengthen road infrastructure in Chhattisgarh.
The Chhattisgarh government has proposed to the central government to provide national highway connectivity between the state and Ayodhya. Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai met Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari at his residence.
In the meeting, a proposal was made to increase the ongoing road projects in the state and direct connectivity to tribal areas and Ayodhya. Chief Minister Sai has demanded to declare the total 282 km long route from Raigarh-Dharamjaygarh-Mainpat-Ambikapur-Uttar Pradesh border as National Highway.
Say said that this route passes through four districts of the state and is the main route connecting the religious city of Ayodhya to Chhattisgarh state. Similarly, Kawardha-Rajnandgaon-Bhanupratappur-Antagarh-Narayanpur-Gidam-Dantewada-Sukma route has also been requested to be declared as National Highway.
The Chief Minister said that this is a very important route connecting a total of 482 km long six national highways and five district headquarters of the state. With the construction of this route, the Naxal-affected area of Bastar will be connected to the main road and Naxal activities will decrease.