Start road repairs as soon as rains end, Rewa Collector told officials
Reviewing road safety and construction, Collector Pratibha Pal said Rewa was among six accident-prone districts and directed officials to close illegal cuts and begin repairs after the monsoon.
At a meeting held in the Bansagar Auditorium of the Collectorate, Collector Pratibha Pal reviewed prevention of road accidents and road construction work. She said officials of all departments connected with road construction should record the district’s road network details on the e-DAR portal. When an accident alert came on the portal, road-related information should be recorded immediately. All officials involved in road construction should start repair work as soon as the rains ended, and complete tenders and other procedures on time. Overbridges and bridges should also be maintained regularly. Details of land acquisition cases related to road construction should be presented at the weekly TL meeting so they could be resolved on time. Construction should be completed within the set deadline while maintaining quality.
Meeting held in the Bansagar Auditorium of the Collectorate
The Collector said Rewa district was among the six accident-prone districts, and appropriate arrangements had to be made immediately to prevent road accidents. Illegally made cuts on the Rewa-Mangawan road and on the highway from Mangawan to Chakghat should be closed. Illegal construction and encroachment on these roads should be removed with the help of the concerned SDMs. Several accidents had occurred at Kalwari Mod and Gadh because vehicles were parked on the road near dhabas. Proper signboards should be installed at these places and fines imposed on those parking vehicles on the road. Road improvement at Sohagi Ghat should begin immediately. Construction of the Bela-Silpara ring road and the Rewa bypass should also be ensured within the deadline. The Executive Engineer (Setu) should prepare a report on waterlogging and road damage on the Mangawan overbridge, and road repairs there should be carried out immediately. The Collector also gave instructions on the Badwar-Sitapur road, the Ratahra to Chorhata model road, the proposed Sirmour to Dabhaura road and construction of the Rewa-Sidhi four-lane road.
NH PWD Executive Engineer Anamika Singh told the meeting that tendering was under way for the Dabhaura-Sirmour road, at a cost of Rs 311 crore, and construction was to start in October. Road Development Corporation Executive Engineer Vinod Tantuway said tendering was under way for improvements at Sohagi Ghat and work was to start in the first week of October. Along with safety measures at Kalwari Mod, a proposal for an overbridge there was also being prepared. The NHAI Executive Engineer said construction of the ring road was to be completed by the following January and was progressing on schedule. For the Rewa-Sidhi four-lane road, land acquisition in Gadh tehsil was complete. In Huzur tehsil, land acquisition was under way in two villages, Gadariya and Lohi, and construction was to start in October. Additional Collector Sapna Tripathi, Public Works Department Executive Engineer Nitin Patel and other concerned officials were present at the meeting.
