(a) the Project Cost of Gurupriya Bridge in the Left Wing Extremist (LWE) affected District of Malkangiri along with the status of the project;
(b) the amount of funds released by the Centre as part of its share so far;
(c) the status of tendering for the bridge over Sileru river between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh near North of Malkangiri; and
(d) the time by which the bridge is likely to be completed?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)
(a): Gurupriya Bridge project was approved by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways at the cost of Rs. 45 crore in 2010-11. However, Odisha Government has informed that the project has been completed at the cost of Rs. 187.25 crore.
(b): MoRTH has so far released an amount of Rs. 27 crore.
(c) & (d): Contract of the Sileru Bridge was awarded on 26.11.2016 and is likely to be completed by November 2018.
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