Chhapra: Progress of various development work being undertaken in Saran district were discussed in the meeting of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (Disha) held on Monday. The meeting was presided over by Saran MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy.
The members of the committee were informed about the progress of different construction projects.
The projects discussed included Sherpur-Dighwara ring road; Revilganj, Parsa and Garkha bypass roads; NH-139 W Ram Janki Marg, NH-139W, and NH-31, among others. The members were also informed about the progress of double-decker flyover at Chhapra.
Regarding providing connectivity at different places, the executive engineer and senior project engineer of the road construction department were directed to submit a feasibility report within one week.
On the delay in completion of NH-19, the committee was informed that it would be completed on January 20. Additionally, the constructing company was warned that if they failed to meet the deadline, then the tender would be cancelled and a re-tender would be invited.
In the meeting, the divisional forest officer (DFO) said under “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam”, 4.77 lakh saplings were planted. He said geo-tagging of all trees would be done by February 2025.
The Chhapra Municipal Corporation officials were directed to submit a proposal for inclusion of 15 additional villages under the civic area. The members were informed that under Amrit Yojana Phase 1 and 2, about 32,500 houses were connected through gas pipelines, and steps were taken to connect 9,500 additional residences.
Regarding sewerage and storm water drainage, the members were informed that construction of 40-km long drain was underway.
The meeting was also attended by MLAs, MLCs, MP Janardan Singh Sigriwal and officials concerned.

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