NHAI seeks Patna admin help to clear land for Bihta elevated road project

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has asked the Patna district administration to remove encroachment on the existing Danapur-Bihta road and ensure possession of adequate right of work (RoW) so that the field work on much-delayed elevated road project could start, officials familiar with the matter said.

Earlier this month, NHAI awarded the work order to Ashoka Buildcon to build four-lane elevated and at grade road from Danapur to Parev, via Bihta, at a cost of around ₹3,000 crore. However, the construction is yet to start for want of physical possession the required land free from encroachment.

Of the total 25-km-long project, Danapur to Bihta strech, 20km in length, is to be built on elevated foundation.