Quote:Coastal Highway Route Finalized
By Tathya Correspondent - August 7, 2021

Bhubaneswar: Following political tug war and debates, alignment for the Coastal Highway in Odisha has been finalized by Odisha Government and National highway Authority of India (NHAI).

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The 382 km length highway will pass through Tangi (NH-16), Brahmagiri, Puri, Konark, Astarang, Naugaon, Paradip Port, Ratanpur, Satabhaya, Dhamra, Basudevpur, Talapada, Chandipur, Chandaneswar and Digha.

The alignment has been proposed mostly as green field avoiding forests, Balukhand wildlife sanctuary, Bhitarkanika national park, avoiding the turtle nesting grounds, so as to minimise the environmental impact of it.

... Now it will start from Tangi on NH-16 avoiding the eco-sensitive area Chilika Lake.

The State Government has asked the NHAI to include NH from Brahmagiri to Satapada in the project. Further, adequate cross drainage structures should be provided that will allow passage or runoff.

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The project will pass through six coastal districts and will be built at a cost of over Rs 6,000 crore under the Centre’s Bharatmala Pariyojana.