NHAI asked to complete Bhubaneswar-Puri NH by March next

Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar, Oct 21: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday asked the authorities of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to complete the Bhubaneswar-Puri National Highway No.82 by March, 2015.Chairing a meeting to review the progress of the construction of the road, Patnaik asked the NHAI authorities to complete construction of the NH in view of the Nabakalebara festival of Lord Jagannath in Puri.The NHAI officials who attended the review meeting informed that 82 per cent of the 67 km long NH between the State Capital and the holy town has been completed so far.Three of the four bypass roads of the new NH had been completed and the fourth one between Harekrushnapur and Mangalaghat will be completed by March next, the authorities informed.