‘Bakhtiyarpur-Mokama road to become motorable by month-end’

PATNA: State road construction minister Nand Kishor Yadav said on Monday that the existing Bakhtiyarpur-Mokama road, which is part of NH-31, would be made motorable by the end of this month and thoroughly repaired by June next year.
The road construction department (RCD) has been sanctioned funds to the tune of Rs 31.5 crore by the National Highways Authority of India for strengthening of the existing Bakhtiyarpur-Mokama NH-31.
“Bidding process has started and strengthening and blacktopping of the road will begin in three days. It will be made motorable by the end of July and thoroughly repaired by June next year,” Yadav said.
While the existing Bakhtiyarpur-Mokama road will come under the purview of the RCD, the NHAI is developing a greenfield four-lane project connecting Patna to Begusarai and Khagaria via Bakhtiyarpur and Mokama. The Patna-Bakhtiyarpur NH-30 has already been developed as a four-lane highway and is further getting extended up to Mokama by the NHAI as part of the project.
With regard to the stretch between Bakhtiyarpur and Mokama, the RCD minister claimed that land acquisition for the purpose had almost been completed. “Soil-related works have also been done over a stretch of 20km out of the total length of 44.6km. This project is targeted to be completed by July next year,” he said.
The RCD minister also issued instructions for maintenance of left-out portions of national highways in other districts.