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Another shot at Bengaluru-Mangaluru road work
Another shot at Bengaluru-Mangaluru road work
BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: Jan 19, 2021, 06:00 IST
Tender called for 4-laning of BC Rd and Gundya stretch
There is a glimmer of hope for commuters of the accident-prone road between
Bengaluru and
NHAI) has called for a tender for four-laning of the BC Road-Gundya stretch.
Though a tender was awarded earlier and work was inaugurated by
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in 2016, it had to be abandoned due to technical issues. Since then, road construction has been in limbo. This 63-km is a crucial link passing through towns and then patches of forests.
‘The absence of better connectivity with other parts of the State has hampered NMPT progress’
The recently announced ₹ 11,000-crore road projects, including the tunnelling work between Heggadde and Addahole in the Shiradi Ghat, will help improve road connectivity to New Mangalore Port with other parts of the State and further boost the operations at the port, said Chairman of New Mangalore Port Trust A.V. Ramana here on Tuesday.
Addressing presspersons, Mr. Ramana said that the absence of better connectivity with other parts of the State has hampered the growth of the port. Though the port has set a target of handling 68 million tonnes of cargo per annum, it has been handling just above 20 million tonnes of cargo. The trust has been raising the issue of improving road connectivity in its meetings with the Union and State governments.
New Mangalore Port Trust chairman Venkata Ramana Akkaraju. (file photo)
MANGALURU: The traffic performance of New Mangalore Port (NMP) is expected to increase considerably through the implementation of 33 national highway projects that Union minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari launched recently, said NMP Trust chairman Venkata Ramana Akkaraju.
He said the port will be able to handle at least 77 million metric tons (MMT) of cargo by 2030 once the national highway projects are completed. While there was a target of handling 68 MMT of cargo in the current fiscal year, the port handled 25.53 MMT till November, as against 27.23 MMT for the same period in the previous year.
Rs 10,000 crore tunnel project of 23 6 km on Shiradi Ghat approved daijiworld.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from daijiworld.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.