Varanasi–Kolkata Expressway: Work underway in UP, Bihar & Jharkhand; DPR awaited in West Bengal

Kolkata: The construction of Varanasi–Kolkata Expressway has been awarded in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand. However, in West Bengal, it is still in the preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the stretch in West Bengal, people in the know said.

Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari, during his reply in Parliament, to questions by Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya said, “The work of construction of Varanasi–Kolkata Expressway has been awarded in the State of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand except at certain locations. Further, the work of preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the stretch in West Bengal has been awarded.”