Ahmedabad – Rajkot six lane highway project to complete by 31st March 2024: Minister

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government today said that all works pertaining to the Ahmedabad – Rajkot national highway will be completed by 31st of March this year.

Minister Jagdish Vishwakarma informed 90 percent of works on the Ahmedabad – Rajkot national highway are physically completed as of 31st December 2023. He said all works on this project are to be completed by 31st March this year.

The minister further informed that all processes for Ahmedabad – Rajkot National Highway number 47 and National Highway 27 are done online through transparent administrative procedures.

He said the project is delayed due to covid-19 pandemic. He said the State government has from its budget approved Rs. 2620 crore for a six-lane road.

It’s worth noting that the issue of extraordinary delay in the completion of the Ahmedabad – Rajkot six-lane highway project has been time and again raised in the State assembly by not just only the opposition members but even the ruling party members.

A local newspaper has reported the grand reality of the project which is different. As per a report in a local daily, the works on six over bridges on this 201 km stretch are pending and they are not likely to be completed by March 31. Two of these overbridges are located within 30 km distance of Rajkot city.

The work on over bridge near Sat Hanuman close to Rajkot is only half complete. Another over bridge near Kunvadva is only 40 percent complete. Gurder installation is pending at Doliya Chokdi based over-bridge under construction. Similarly, the works of over bridges at Limdi and Bagadodara are also pending Rs. 2200 crore project was kicked off in January 2019. Due to delays, the cost has gone up by Rs. 500 crore.

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