Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has actually asked Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways to action in and make sure the Jorhat-Majuli Bridge over Brahmaputra is finished, the help which has actually been stopped previously this month, PTI reported.
According to PTI, in a letter to the Union Minister on Thursday, Sarma specified that the state federal government has actually been alerted that there has actually been no development on the building and construction task given that September 5 and this is a source of major issue.
The letter was offered to the media on Friday, PTI reported.
“Given that the dry season has commenced, this period is crucial for ensuring steady progress, and any delay at this stage could result in substantial loss of working days and critical time, which may lead to significant cost and time overruns,” Sarma claimed.
As per records, the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) service provider of the UP State Bridge Corporation Limited has actually currently left the website and job has actually quit, he claimed.
“This is unfortunate as further delays would jeopardize the timely completion of the vital infrastructure project which is essential for the connectivity and economic development of Majuli and the entire region,” Sarma claimed.
He appealed the Union priest for his treatment to make sure fast rehabilitative steps that includes to either begin the procedure of retendering the task without additional hold-up or to take a suitable activity to make sure that the job returns to without jeopardizing the target conclusion day of December 2025, PTI reported.
“I sincerely hope that with your support, the project can be brought back on track and completed as per the scheduled timeline, ensuring Assam`s development trajectory remains unhindered,” Sarma included.
The UP State Bridge Corporation Limited was offered an agreement worth an overall of Rs 650 crore by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in August 2021 to create a two-lane bridge that would certainly extend Brahmaputra and attach Majuli on the north financial institution to Jorhat on the south financial institution.
