Bhubaneswar, Feb 2 : The 300-km Paradip-Barbil road in Odisha will soon be converted to eight lanes, Union Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Tuesday.
A decision to this effect was taken during a meeting of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari via video conferencing on Tuesday. It was also attended by Pradhan.
The Paradip-Barbil economic corridor will play a pivotal role in development of Barbil and Kalinganagar steel cluster, said Pradhan.
Initiating the discussion, the Chief Minister proposed for early completion of various ongoing national highway (NH) projects in mines-rich Keonjhar district and subsequent eight-laning of the projects.
The Chief Minister added that Keonjhar is quite an important district for the state’s economy and also for the steel industry of the entire country.
He further stated that there have been some measures proposed in the Union Budget to increase material availability of steel.
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