Tag: Coastal Highway Project

Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today accused Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of intentionally trying to stall the Digha-Gopalpur coastal highway project under the ‘Bharatmala Pariyojana.’ Addressing a presser at New Delhi, Pradhan alleged that Odisha government is opposing the Rs 9,000 crore-project out of desperation and fear that PM Narendra Modi might […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today turned down the existing proposal of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) in regard to the Coastal Highway project while requesting the NHAI to come up with a fresh proposal. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary, officials of Works department and the NHAI […]

Bhubaneswar: The fate of coastal highway project at a cost of Rs 7,500 crore proposed by the Centre earlier this year seems to be hanging in balance. As per reports, the expert appraisal committee of Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has rejected the project citing that the proposed route passes through multiple eco-sensitive zones […]