In a move to boost the communication system in the state, Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today announced that the state government would soon send Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of two national highways to the Central government, which have been approved in principle.
Speaking on the second day of the Tripura Legislative Assembly today, Dr. Saha said that the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has, in principle, agreed to four national highways.
“All these roads are important. The roads are Kamalpur to Santirbazar, with a length of 148 Km; Champaknagar to Udaipur, with a length of 40 Km; Amarpur to Udaipur, with a length of 24 Km; and Santirbazar to Belonia, with a length of 17.25 Km,” he said.
Dr. Saha stated that the state government wants all these four roads.
“Whenever we attend meetings in Delhi, we raise this issue. However, the Central government has asked us to send the DPRs of two roads as soon as possible. The DPR for Kamalpur to Santirbazar, with a length of 148 Km, is being prepared, and the DPR for Amarpur to Udaipur, with a length of 24 Km, will be completed soon. We will send these to the Central government. I hope the Central government will approve them. Our double-engine government is giving us everything one by one, and in the coming days, these will also be approved,” he added.
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