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Background

Jharkhand, an Indian state that was formed in 2000 from the southern half of Bihar, has a wealth of natural resources, notable industrial centers, and the country's highest rate of rural poverty. The state's north, where a neglected road network is one of the major development barriers, is where the majority of the poverty is concentrated. At one time, Jharkhand’s road infrastructure was considered the worst among other states. Hence, the government's initiatives to boost road infrastructure will go a long way in shortening travel distances and costs, increasing commercial activity, and lesseing poverty in the region.

Back in 2014, Chhattisgarh had 75,742 km of roads and Uttarakhand had 52,628 km of roads, while Jharkhand had only 26,277km of tarmac, which was far below the national average. As against the national average of 180 km of road per 100 sq km of land, Jharkhand had only 86.26 km of roads. To achieve its target of 130 km, the government planned on constructing 3500 km of roads, of which 385 km were constructed in 2012–13 and 625 km and 1298 km in FY13–14 and FY14–15, respectively. The Dhanbad-Chandankyari project, with an estimated cost of Rs 4.41 crore, was one project that hit a roadblock. With the delay in the successful implementation of such projects, it was clear a paradigm shift was required. Especially considering investors who had expressed doubts about setting up business in the state owing to poor connectivity and bad roads, among other factors.

However, over the years, the government has taken steps to ramp up the roads and national highway networks. As highlighted by a recent survey, the length of national highways in the state grew by 27% between 2018 and 2020, from 2,649 km to 3,367 km, and that of state roads by about 9%, from 11,709 km to 12,736 km. NHAI has been entrusted with undertaking the project of construction of a 4-lane bypass on NH114A connecting NH 333 to NH 133 (Deoghar bypass) from design km 0.000 to design km 49.000 (a total length of 49 km) on HAM mode. The central government, with hopes of further boosting infrastructural development, allocated Rs. 205 crore in FY 2017–18, Rs. 170 crore in FY 2018–19, Rs. 500 crore in FY 2019–20, and Rs. 675 crore in FY 2020–21 for highway projects.

Essential details

Tender Id number:
Tender fee: 10476900000
BID submission date: 3.05.2023
BID due date: 3.05.2023

Status until now

In accordance with a notification dated September 19, 2018, the alignment of NH-333A has been extended from Godda to the intersection with NH-133A near Pakur in the state of Jharkhand via Suderpahari and Litipara. A procedure has been started to prepare its DPR.

The DPR (detailed project report) for the development of the Munger-Mirzachowki section of NH-80 (the new NH-33) between km-65 and km-190 in the State of Bihar to four-lane standards, including the Bhagalpur bypass, of which Kahalgaon-Mirza Chowki is a part, is being finalized by NHAI at an advanced stage. Through NH-133, which was already widened to two lanes with paved shoulders in March 2017, Barahat is connected to the Kahalgaon-Mirza Chowki section of NH-33.

Scope of work

The Road Construction Department (RCD) will construct a 36.60-km stretch of NH33E in Banka using the Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) method with four lanes and a paved shoulder from Bhagalpur to Kharhara village (Dhaka More). The MoRTH had set aside 973.46 crore rupees for the purchase of property and construction of the road. Besides that, the MoRTH has also given clearance for the 62-km, two-lane, concrete-shouldered NH333A project, which runs through Barbigha, Sheikhpura, Jamui, Banka, and Dhaka More. The project is estimated at 746.73 crores.