Four
laning of Amravati-Chikhli, Chikhli-Fagne and Fagne-Gujarat/Maharashtra border
section on national highway NH-6 in Maharashtra
The Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi, has given its approval for development of the four laning of the
'Amravati-Chikhli, Chikhli-Fagne and Fagne-Gujarat/Maharashtra border' section
of National Highway NH-6 in Maharashtra. This is under the National
Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase IV in BOT (Toll) mode on Design,
Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (BOT/DBFOT) basis. The total project cost
(TPC) estimated of the project for implementation under DBFOT pattern will be
as follows:------------------------------
The project is
covered in the region of Amravati-Chikhli-Fagne-Gujarat/ Maharashtra border in
Maharashtra......................................................
The main object
of the project is to expedite the improvement of infrastructure in the state of
Maharashtra and also in reducing the time and cost of travel for traffic,
particularly heavy traffic, plying between Amravati-Chikhli-Fagne-Gujarat/
Maharashtra border section of National Highway NH-6 in Maharashtra. Development
of this stretch will also help uplift the socio-economic condition of this
region of the State. It will also increase employment potential for the local
labourers for project activities.............................
Background:-
Earlier, the
Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC) in its meeting held on
09.03.2012 approved the four laning of two proposals i.e. (i) Amravati-Jalgaon
and (ii) Jalgaon-Gujarat/Maharashtra border section of NH-6 on DBFOT basis in
BOT (Toll) mode. This was approved by the erstwhile Cabinet Committee on
Infrastructure (CCI) in its meeting held on 23.03.2012. Both projects were
awarded to M/s L&T Infrastructure at the quoted premium of Rs. 131.04 crore
and Rs. 145.08 crore respectively. The Concessionaire had fulfilled majority of
its conditions precedent, but NHAI could not procure 80 percent of land after 380
days of signing of the Concession Agreement. Due to increase in cost, the
Concessionaire expressed inability to continue the projects. Accordingly, the
projects were terminated on mutual consent with forfeiture of bids security
equivalent to one percent of Total Project Cost (TPC). Subsequently, it was
decided to implement both projects by converting them into three packages which
are as follows:-
i.
Amravati-Chikhli
- 194 km
ii.
Chikhli-Fagne
- 150 km
iii.
Fagne-Gujarat/Maharashtra border -
140 km
PPPAC in
its meeting held on 10.04.2015 then approved the four laning of these
three packages section of NH-6 in Maharashtra under NHDP Phase IV on DBFOT
basis in BOT (Toll) mode................................
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