Kalinga Times, 6th August, 2008
Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu has approved nine road improvement and widening works in Odisha at a cost of Rs 76.58 crore under the Central Road Fund (CRF) Scheme.
According to an official release issued by the Press Information Bureau on Tuesday, an amount of Rs 1094.51 lakh has been approved for improvement of Sambalpur-Sonepur road in Bolangir district.
Further an amount of Rs 656.62 lakh has been approved for improvement to Nayagarh-Jagannathprasad-Bhojanagar road in Ganjam district.
An amount of Rs 810.35 lakh has also been approved for improvement of Nayagarh-Odogaon-Laukhal road in Sundargarh district.
A sum of Rs 1271.09 lakh has been approved for widening and improvement to Kalugaon-Bonai road for a length of 11 km in Sundargarh district.
Besides, an amount of Rs 3825.46 lakh has been approved for improvement of various stretches in Jagannathpur-Berhampur-Phulbani road and Chharichhak to Phulbani in Ganjam and Phulbani districts in the Vijayawada–Ranchi corridor.
This road which passes through the tribal belt of the district and also connects the sub-divisional headquarter town of Bhanjanagar , district headquarter town Chhatrapur, state Capital Bhubaneswar and other districts such as Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Boudh, Bolangir etc.
The road also serves as a major communication link between different villages and gram Panchayat of Bhanjanagar and Belaguntha Blocks. It also connects the historical and tourist places like Odagaon (Lord Raghunath), Sarankula (Lord Ladubaba), Buguda (Lord Biranchi Narayan), ancient monuments like Budha Khola and sanctuary of Black Buck.
Due to heavy traffic and heavy rain in subsequent years, the road has been severely damaged with depressions at a number of places and potholes.
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