The assurance came at a review meeting chaired by Union Minister for
Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, held in Vanijya Bhavan in New Delhi
on Monday. Chief Minister Manik Saha,
who holds the PWD portfolio, was also present in the meeting, the statement
issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said.
“During the meeting, discussions were held on eight projects which will
be sanctioned by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for the
northeastern state,” it said.
The projects include Rs 800
crore for the Agartala Eastern Bypass, Rs 1,500 crore for widening the Amtali
to Tripura Sundari Temple road, Rs 400 crore for developing the road from
Ranirbazar to inter-state bus terminus (ISBT) and an additional Rs 100 crore
under the Central Road Fund (CRF), it said.
The CMO statement said the chief minister also held discussions on a new
National Highway from Kamalpur to Gandacherra via Ambassa and Amarpur to
Sabroom to enhance international trade and tourism.
Discussions were held on building a logistics park on the Eastern Bypass
near Agartala over a 100-acre land and sanctioning of funds for restoring the
National Highways damaged by floods, it added.