CCEA approves North East road development plan
- Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 4:45
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Project Today reported that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has sanctioned certain modifications to the phase A of Special Accelerated Road Development Program in North East to provide road linkage to the Sittwe port in Myanmar.
As per report, the port is being developed as part of Kaladan multi modal transit transport project (KMMTTP) in Myanmar. The modifications include setting up of an alternate highway route between Siliguri and Gangtok in lieu of approved proposal of upgrading an 80 kilometer stretch from Sevoke to Ranipul to two lane under Phase ‘A’ of SARDP-NE on BOT basis and an alternate highway from Melli to Singtham in Phase ‘B’ of SARDP-NE.
The report added that the total additional gross budgetary support of INR 1,050 crore for SARDP-NE has been approved, thus increasing the total grant to INR 5,873 crore.
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