Railway crossings free Gujarat: CM’s nod for Rs. 443.45 crore works

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has given in principal approval to Rs. 443.45 crore railway over bridge construction works across one municipal corporation and nine municipalities.

Among the works approved is Rs. 18.85 crore railway under bridge in Junagadh, two-lane railway over bridges in Anjar, Vallabhvidyanagar, Halvad, Khambhaliya, Dhrangadhra, Anklav, Morb and Dhoraji, one railway over bridge in Junagadh’s Joshipura and one railway under bridge near bus stand in Junagadh.

Under the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana, so far 42 works worth Rs. 1376 crore are approved. 19 works worth Rs. 473.61 crore are in progress at various stages, 12 works worth Rs. 526.33 crore are under the stage of preparing Detailed Project Report (DPR).

The State government has decided to hand over all works of implementation of railway over and under bridges to GUDC (Gujarat Urban Development Corporation) as a single entity. DeshGujarat