In rare case, stretch of road gets into Limca Book of Records!
Asphalting of 25 Kms long lane between Bijapur-Solapur NH gets done in 18 hours
BIJAPUR: It is not often that infrastructure development projects get their names recorded in the Record Books, as achievements of the individuals normally find a place in these instead.
Contrary to this, a particular stretch of road being developed by the National Highway Authority of India is getting this opportunity. A stretch of 25 kilometres long lane being developed between Bijapur and Solapur by NHAI is getting ready to make it to the Limca Book of Records for asphalting a large stretch of road in the record time of eighteen hours.
In the presence of officials of Limca Book of Records – the NHAI took-up the asphalting work in five different stretches between Bijapur-Solapur national highways on Thursday. Among five stretches three are in Karnataka – Dhulked, Horati Tanda, and Tidagundi, and the remaining two are in Maharashtra.
On seeking conditions of anonymity, an official from NHAI said that, “Initially, they had planned to blacktop 20-lane-km in 12 hours but it was later extended for another 5.5-lane-km, which took another six hours to complete. In total 25.54 km of road asphalting work has been carried out in 18 hours. It is not done end-to-end but they have done it in five different places at the same time.”
“This is the quickest asphalting work done so far in the nation. We have done all the work in the presence of officials of Limca Book of Records. They have documented and verified every aspect required to get a place in the record book. The highway development work is being carried out by IGM Company,” added an official from NHAI.
The news broke out when Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari applauded the efforts of the workers, who sweated out to reach the goal on time, of NHAI.
In a tweet, he said, “The NHAI and Contract Company have successfully blacktopped 25.54-lane-km within 18 hours, which is a remarkable achievement, in the ongoing widening of the Bijapur-Solapur NH-218. This quick work will be added to the Limca Book of Records. As many as 500 workers of the contract company have sweated-out to achieve this feat. I congratulate workers and the project director of NHAI, other officials, representatives of the company,” appreciated Gadkari.
He also guaranteed completion of the ongoing highway works between Bijapur-Solapur by October 2021. The Department of Road Transport and National Highways launched the up-gradation of NH-218 between Bijapur-Solapur to four-lane from the existing two-lane in 2018.
Praising the work of NHAI, Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol, said that, “This fete will definitely set a benchmark in the ongoing and upcoming projects. I congratulate the entire team on completing the 25.54-km lane asphalting in 18 hours. The work was launched when Ramesh Jigajinagi was the union minister of states,” PWD Minister Karjol expressed.
The works were carried out by the NHAI, Project Director Sanjay Kadam, IGM director Venkatesh Rao, and IGM team leader Siddanagouda K.
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Two held for 'firing' at BJP leader's house in Bengal
Kolkata (PTI): A day before the counting of votes for the West Bengal assembly elections, two persons were arrested on Sunday for allegedly being involved in a firing incident outside the residence of a BJP leader in North 24 Parganas district, police said.
BJP leader Kundan Singh lodged a police complaint, alleging that a few gunmen fired at his house in the Noapara constituency around Saturday midnight.
Based on the CCTV footage, the two accused were apprehended, a senior officer said.
BJP's Noapara candidate Arjun Singh, in a post on social media, claimed that around 12.05 am, two armed miscreants arrived on a motorcycle at the residence of Kundan Singh, a BJP functionary and secretary of the Barrackpore organisational district, with an "intent to kill him".
According to the BJP leader, the accused are residents of Garulia and are known criminals.
Their names as offenders had been submitted to the Election Commission, he said.
The police officer did not specify whether the two arrested persons were the same individuals named by Arjun Singh.
According to the complaint, one round of firing took place outside Kundan Singh's house, triggering panic in the area.
The BJP candidate also questioned the role of the police, claiming that one of the accused had been detained by the police on the polling day but was later released in the evening.
The Noapara assembly seat went to the polls on April 29.
Several BJP leaders alleged that attempts were being made to create an atmosphere of fear ahead of the counting and weaken the organisation of the opposition parties.
The counting of votes will take place on May 4. Polling for the West Bengal assembly elections was held on April 23 and April 29.
The BJP urged the Election Commission to intervene immediately to ensure peaceful counting.
TMC candidate Somnath Shyam rubbished Arjun Singh’s allegation, claiming that the BJP nominee had orchestrated the firing incident to divert attention from imminent defeat.
“Arjun Singh knows all the gangsters in the Barrackpore belt. Everyone knows about his links with the underworld. Let the police investigate the incident,” Shyam said.
