.4..4 km On the stretch hybrid U Nyuity model, it will be developed at a cost of Rs 4447 crore. Designed for the speed of vehicles up to 100 km per cent, the corridor will reduce the travel time on a busy route by about 1.5 hours and reduce the rush on the existing two-lane road.
The project is expected to be the major driver of regional growth. Munger – Jamalpur – Bhagalpur Belt has emerged as an industrial center with defense production units, a locomotive workshop and food processing facilities, while Bhagalpur is known for silk and textile industries.
The new corridor will provide fast, safe access for freight and passenger transport, Hubs like Mokama, Bharia and Lakhisarai will benefit. LAKH of direct and indirect employment is estimated to create more than 33 lakh people-day. Along with the upgrade of the highway, the Cabinet has cleared Rs 3,169 crore for the Railway route Bhagalpur-Dumka-Rampur. 177 km of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Stretching, line capacity will increase, the crowd will decrease, and improves reliability on the busiest freight and passenger routes of the Indian Railways. This line passes through important districts and provides railway connectivity in major pilgrimage areas like Deer and Tarapath. Once completion, the project will give 1 44 villages in three states, which directly benefited from 3 LKH lakh people, including residents of ambitious districts like Banka, Godda and Dumka.
An additional 1 million tonnes of freight is also expected to be handled every year with coal, cement and fertilizers, while CO -emission is 2 croree millions of kg.
Both projects have come under the Prime Minister Gatha Shakti National Master Plan and have been aligned in terms of the government for motivating multi-model connectivity, improving the efficiency of logistics and conducting a comprehensive economic development.