The Union ministry of road transport and highways has floated a tender of over Rs 750 crore for four/six laning of a 12km-long stretch of NH10 (earlier NH 31) that would connect the northwest and northeast ends of Siliguri via Darjeeling More, the principal point to enter the city.
In recent months, this is the second major infrastructure investment that has been initiated by the Narendra Modi government in north Bengal. In April, the Union civil aviation ministry had floated a tender of Rs 1,312.88 crore for the expansion of Bagdogra airport.
The ministry on June 1 invited bids for the construction of the four/six lane road, along with service roads, from the right bank of the Balason river – the connecting point of Asian Highway II – to the Sevoke Military Station, which is located at the northeast end of Siliguri under the jurisdiction of Jalpaiguri district.
