Quote:Odisha coastal highway Package 3 gets green clearance
Package 3 from Kakatpur to Erasama was facing stiff opposition from the locals due to the revised alignment.

Published: 28th August 2023 08:14 AM  |  Last Updated: 28th August 2023 08:14 AM
By Hemant Kumar Rout

Express News Service

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The 346-km coastal highway project, divided into two parts - 176-km Rameshwar (near Tangi) to Ratanpur and 170-km Ratanpur to Digha, was proposed to be constructed in several packages. While the NHAI had invited bids for the construction of the four-lane coastal road between Rameshwar and Ratanpur in three packages after its alignment was changed for the third time, the tenders were cancelled abruptly before the end of the deadline on August 10.

Package 3 from Kakatpur to Erasama was facing stiff opposition from the locals due to the revised alignment. Sources said the highway alignment has been revised again and recommended for environmental clearance. The DPR will be prepared after it gets the green signal.

Quote:Coastal Highway Route Finalized
By Tathya Correspondent - August 7, 2021

Bhubaneswar: Following political tug war and debates, alignment for the Coastal Highway in Odisha has been finalized by Odisha Government and National highway Authority of India (NHAI).

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The 382 km length highway will pass through Tangi (NH-16), Brahmagiri, Puri, Konark, Astarang, Naugaon, Paradip Port, Ratanpur, Satabhaya, Dhamra, Basudevpur, Talapada, Chandipur, Chandaneswar and Digha.

The alignment has been proposed mostly as green field avoiding forests, Balukhand wildlife sanctuary, Bhitarkanika national park, avoiding the turtle nesting grounds, so as to minimise the environmental impact of it.

... Now it will start from Tangi on NH-16 avoiding the eco-sensitive area Chilika Lake.

The State Government has asked the NHAI to include NH from Brahmagiri to Satapada in the project. Further, adequate cross drainage structures should be provided that will allow passage or runoff.

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The project will pass through six coastal districts and will be built at a cost of over Rs 6,000 crore under the Centre’s Bharatmala Pariyojana.