BJD criticizes BJP for failing to execute Coastal Highway plan - OrissaPOST

Odisha: BJP, BJD engage in war of words over Coastal Highway project

Bhubaneswar: A political slugfest has erupted in Odisha over the proposed Coastal Highway project, with the Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) accusing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government of misleading the people of the state. Addressing a press conference, senior BJD leader Sanjay Das Burma alleged the BJP-led State Government plans to downgrade the proposed highway from a four-lane to a two-lane project. He claimed this shift in p…

BJD criticizes BJP for failing to execute Coastal Highway plan - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Tuesday criticised the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre and alleged that non-execution of the ambitious Coastal Highway project is a “betrayal” by the ‘double engine sarkar’. BJD vice-president and former minister Sanjay Das Burma said this at a press conference here following the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) recently cancelling the tender for a patch of road work under the project. “Non-execution of…

BJD Slams BJP Govt Over Odisha Coastal Highway Tender Cancellation

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has sharply criticized the National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) decision to cancel tenders for the Odisha coastal highway, terming it a “betrayal” by the “double-engine” BJP governments at the Centre and in Odisha. The move has cast uncertainty over the future of the 346-km project, which is already facing delays. In a press conference here, senior BJD leader and former Minister Sanjay D…