The decisions were taken here yesterday in a cabinet meeting, which was chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
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The Uttar Pradesh government has approved a 4-lane Chitrakoot Link Expressway and also gave its nod for a bioplastic industry in the Lakhimpur Kheri district of the state.
The decisions were taken here yesterday in a cabinet meeting, which was chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
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According to sources here on Thursday, the cabinet has approved the final RFP document prepared for the selection of a developer for the implementation of the 4-lane (6-lane expandable) access-controlled greenfield Chitrakoot Link Expressway project on the EPC mode.
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The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has been authorised and designated as the nodal agency for the development of the Chitrakoot Link Expressway project. The Chitrakoot Link Expressway will begin at Bhartiku in Chitrakoot district and extend to Ahmedganj village in Chitrakoot district on National Highway 135BG.
The total length of the project will be 15.172 kms, with a budget of Rs 513.97 crore. Following the cabinet approval, global bids will be invited for the selection of the developer.
Sources said the construction of the Chitrakoot Link Expressway will accelerate development in the tourism sector, providing easy and fast transportation for travellers coming from remote areas. The construction of the expressway from the starting point of Bundelkhand to Chitrakoot Dham will accelerate development in the tourism sector.
Meanwhile, Balrampur Chini Mills Limited will set up an industrial unit in Lakhimpur with an investment of Rs 2,850 crore.
Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd (BCML) is setting up India’s first large-scale 250 TPD (80,000 tonnes/year) Polylactic Acid (PLA) bioplastics plant at its Kumbhi Sugar Mill complex in Lakhimpur Kheri. The Rs 2,850 crore investment, signed with the UP government, will use sugarcane to produce biodegradable plastic. The Cabinet approved a Letter of Comfort (LOC) in this regard under the Uttar Pradesh Bioplastics Industry Policy to promote the bioplastics industry in the state.
The Cabinet approved proposals for the UPCDA, the Lucknow Metro Rail Project, the development and allocation of assets by the Ghaziabad Development Authority, and the tabling of the CAG report of the Department of Public Enterprises in the Assembly.
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