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Raipur-Balodabazar Four-Lane Master Plan Ready, Hours of Traffic Jams to End.
- •Master plan for Raipur-Balodabazar four-lane road ready, aiming to end hours of traffic jams.
- •Joint team of National Highway, Forest, and Electricity Departments surveyed Raipur to Khorsi village.
- •Approximately 17 hectares of land from 711 plots in 20-21 villages identified for road widening.
- •The ambitious project is estimated to cost around 1500 crore rupees, to be completed in two phases.
- •Around 7,000 trees will be removed, and a 44.78 crore rupee proposal for shifting electricity poles is prepared.
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The ambitious four-lane road project connecting Raipur to Balodabazar is estimated to cost approximately 1500 crore rupees. Once completed, the travel time will be significantly reduced from one hour and forty-five minutes to just one hour.
The infrastructure project will be completed in two main phases. The first phase involves constructing an 11.610-kilometer road from Dhaneli to the old assembly building at an estimated cost of 500 crore rupees, while the second phase converts about 72 kilometers of road from the assembly to Palari into a four-lane highway costing around 1050 crore rupees.
The joint survey conducted by the National Highway, Forest Department, and Electricity Department identified approximately 17 hectares of land spanning 711 plots across 20 to 21 villages within the road widening scope. The department will officially publish these affected plots to invite claims and objections from landowners.
