Center approves Rs 2356 Cr 4-lane highway project in Himachal
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- January 12, 2012
Shimla: Union cabinet committee on infrastructure at its meet today approved implementation four laning of the Kiratpur – Ner Chowk section of the national highway 21 that connects up Kullu-Manali on a build operate transfer (BOT) toll mode of delivery.
The total project cost is estimated to cost Rs 2356.20 crore of which Rs 537.37 crore would be spent on land acquisition, rehabilitation, resettlement and pre-construction, a Press Bureau of India communiqué stated.
Total road length of the four lane project is 84.380 kms covering the district of Rupnagar in Punjab and the district of Bilaspur and Manali in Himachal Pradesh.
The main objective of the project is to expedite the improvement of infrastructure in Himachal Pradesh and also to reduce the time and cost of travel for traffic, particularly heavy traffic, plying between Kiratpur and Ner Chowk.
National Highway No 21 is an important link connecting national capital and tourist destination of Manali. The highway is also a major link to Leh in Ladakh.
The Kiratpur – Ner Chowk sub project under National Highway Development Project (NHDP) Phase III considered for four laning the 84.380 km long stretch on NH 21 in Himachal Pradesh under BOT (toll) mode is one of the approved stretches in place of some of the deleted projects of NHDP Phase III.
Cabinet committee on economic affairs in March 2005 approved 4000 Kms of four or six laning of national highways under NHDP (BOT basis) and subsequently approved additional stretches in October, 2006 and April 2007 of which four laning of Kiratpur – Ner Chowk section was one part.
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i see no reason 4 this expansion….y aren’t the road projects opposed as the power projects are….???????are’nt we destroying a fragile environment by building more wider roads just 4 the money generation
… I guess this is called hypocrisy…..oppose one support other…one…..good going guys….and u guys calling this a major milestone…..get the environment report….to see the damage….
There are reaosns for this expression my friend.. not one but many… But u r also right…this development should be sustainable… lemme tell u one simple eg..u know why most of gud companies dont prefer colleges of Himachal ..? because of good connectivity wid metros…and NH 21 being one f d important highway chandigarh manali… if we have better connectivity , there will be better opportunities for youth also… but that should not be at the cost of nature.. so if x trees are cut for construction then i say atleast 2x trees must be planted in order to have the balance….. but such things are also needed man…
this is just an example… there are lot of things … which will need hell of time…
@ kshitij thakur…. i thnk u havnt been thru dat road…d stretch between kiratpur nd bilaspur hs become one of d killer strectches on NH21….so its d best thng if 4 laning is implemnted readily…i guess envirnmnt is less precious den lives…nd secondly watever damage happens to the envirnmnt dat is compensated by afforestation in d adjoining areas(dis is a requird thng fr approval of ny project by envirnmnt ministry)..bt god bless our state’s corrupt forst officials..
Kshitij Thakur Our job at Hill Post is to bring forth news-as-it-is and we make sure every aspect is presented before our readers. There is no reason for us to object/support anything because our task is just about putting facts and opinions in front of you all. Then, it is up to readers to use their own head. The trade-off between environment and revenue-sources is not something new. Himachal is primarily dependent on unclean industries (in baddi n una) as well as hydro power mainly because tourism industry contributes an abysmal 8 percent to the total state GDP. Ensuring all weather connectivity to tourist destinations is the surest way to boost tourism industry in the state. Changes in the economy of Bilaspur, Mandi, Sunder Nagar and Kullu will be clear as soon as the project nears its completion. The state will no longer need to setup cement plants, hydro power plants and other industries in the state if the true potential of tourism industry is realized. Right now, that’s just theory. We will have to wait until the practical consequences start appearing.
This is a Very Good News… It will take tourism in Himachal to a New Height. And the pressure of trucks due to cement factories will be a little low after completing this four lane. Right now travelling on this NH21 from bilaspur to kiratpur is a “Torture”. So “WELCOME” Four Lane..!!
Hill Post development and sustainability is a myth… As long as money is involved…so saying one form of development is good and other is bad is so false…
Since this link is till ner chowk, I fail to understand how manali would benefit. I mean the traffic congestion would not change much, only worsen and new bottlenecks will rise up. And roads don’t lure companies to colleges.
who told roads dont lure companies to college…. since ma father is at NIT i know how important is time for the recruiters … since it is connecting chandigarh to himachal… and my friend abhinav…. We are from the system so we know how important is better connectivity for companies to go and visit for campus… isnce campus placement is small issue we shud not discussit more whats more important is that we should focus on sustaninable development which is practically feasible on papers but difficult to implement in reality … but also nothing is impossible ……… so lets ponder upon that issue…
gud goin leaders at d central govt…:)
Abhinav Sidhartha Singh Chauhan Well, Manali is not the only tourist destination on Chd-Manali route. There are dozens others that have lost their charm simply due to the lack of facilities and exposure. Secondly, it’s ner chowk from where the agricultural produce of some of the most fertile valleys in Lower Himachal is exported to markets in Punjab. In the last 5 years, over a dozen professional colleges have come up in Sunder Nagar – Mandi stretch alone. Yes, it may seem a little odd as why companies wouldn’t hire folks from colleges from far-off places. But we are not talking about IIMs and IITs here. These are tier 2/3 colleges and companies that carry out mass recruitment. Road/air/rail connectivity does play an important role in such cases. And the proposd 4-lane is upto Manali. It’s just approved upto Ner Chowk yet. Thanks for dropping your views.
And to add more in your knowledge, Nerchowk – Manali Survey has been completed, and very soon you will see a stunning four lane upto manali as well. Himachal is on New Rise..!
If roads were so important, my college (which is in tier 2-3) would not have had problems in recruiting. And the perception the companies have about an institute plays a much bigger role in luring companies than connectivity regardless of their location. Further, We all may be feeling overjoyed with this 4 lane proposed highway on NH 21 and NH 22 but both are to be setup on a BOT model which would increase the financial burden on us commuters and as mentioned before at the cost of huge environmental and ecological damage.
@hill post your article does not talk about this investment helping colleges or any neglected tourist destination. If you could educate on such locations, I for one would visit them regardless of the road conditions. Further, a small correction : manali is not a district.
Abhinav Sidhartha Singh Chauhan Colleges n neglected tourist destinations came up in the discussion
As such, we will start promoting various tourist attractions in the state very soon. Thanks for your comments. Stay tuned.
This is good for people that want to exploit it for there own buisness interest but for Himachal it will be the final nail in the coffin. Yes excess is bad ,but is also caused by poor maintained roads and bad drivers. The reason people go there is mainly for vacational reasons and with this added I think the beauty of the state which has been declining since the mid ninties with bad planning will finally be laid to rest. I can not understand why a rail network has not been implemented for bringing supplies into Himachal instead of a permanent army of slow moving trucks snacking there way up the mountains. These trucks cause so much damage to the roads and cause 80% of trafic jams as they are slow moving ,belive it or not this proposed new road will not make them go any faster. How many people would prefer to have a stress free enjoyable train journey to a life threatening car journey ,which would also cut down on car emmisions in this area.