CURATED BY – CHANDAN KUMAR CHAUBEY | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Patna, the new central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a big gift to Bihar. Preparations for the construction of two long-pending expressways have gained momentum. The central government has asked for DPR regarding the expressway. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha has said that the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has asked to prepare the DPR of Gorakhpur-Kishanganj-Siliguri and Raxaul-Haldia expressways without delay. He has said that the construction of high-speed corridor will accelerate the pace of development in many districts of Bihar and Bihar will be helpful in making the country developed. In such a situation, let us tell you which areas will benefit from the construction of Gorakhpur-Kishanganj-Siliguri and Raxaul-Haldia expressways. Let us tell you that the Narendra Modi government at the Center has approved a total of 12 such corridors in the country under the Bharatmala 2A scheme, which also includes two high-speed corridors passing through Bihar - Raxaul-Haldia Port Expressway and Gorakhpur- Kishanganj-Siliguri Expressway Corridor. For this, land acquisition and a target of at least 100 km construction this year has been given to the NHAI. It is worth noting that the Raxaul Haldia Port Expressway will pass through Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, while the Gorakhpur- Kishanganj-Siliguri Expressway will pass through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. Let us also tell you here that for the first time in Bihar, the way has been cleared for the construction of an access controlled expressway, which will be surrounded by thorns on both sides like the Purvanchal Expressway of Uttar Pradesh. The average speed on the expressway will be 100-120 km per hour. Talking about Raxaul-Haldia Port, its total length will be 719 km, 367 km in Bihar, cost- 20,000 crores. This expressway will pass through East Champaran, Shivhar, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Begusarai, Lakhisarai, Jamui and Banka. Along with the economic development of the region, industrial development will also take place along the expressway. Employment opportunities will be created and the distance of Haldia Port from Nepal border will be reduced by 22 percent.