Classification of Urban Roads by Govt. of
Odisha
Odisha
Few days back, there was debate in media centring around wild
allegation that the State Govt. is going to change name of State Highways to urban roads in order to
help owner of liquor shops who have been debarred from running their shops within 500 meters away from State Highway or
national highways.
allegation that the State Govt. is going to change name of State Highways to urban roads in order to
help owner of liquor shops who have been debarred from running their shops within 500 meters away from State Highway or
national highways.
Following it, RTI Application was filed to
the PIO, Dept. of Works, Govt. of Odisha seeking information about the
decisions taken in this regard including copy of the file noting. On 11.5.16, the PIO has supplied the
following information.
the PIO, Dept. of Works, Govt. of Odisha seeking information about the
decisions taken in this regard including copy of the file noting. On 11.5.16, the PIO has supplied the
following information.
A. On 12.4.17, the Works Department, Govt. Odisha has issued
notification no. 5200/W/ROADS/ under the head “ Classification of Urban Roads
under Works Department” that Govt. has been pleased to classify all road
sections of Works Department falling
within the limits of Municipal corporation, Municipality, NAC, Sub-Divisional
headquarters, Block H.Q. & Tahasil Head Quarters as “Urban Roads”. The road shall be improved taking all urban
characteristics into account under state
plan for improvement of roads.
notification no. 5200/W/ROADS/ under the head “ Classification of Urban Roads
under Works Department” that Govt. has been pleased to classify all road
sections of Works Department falling
within the limits of Municipal corporation, Municipality, NAC, Sub-Divisional
headquarters, Block H.Q. & Tahasil Head Quarters as “Urban Roads”. The road shall be improved taking all urban
characteristics into account under state
plan for improvement of roads.
This notification does not cover National
Highways passing through urban roads.
Highways passing through urban roads.
B.
From the
file noting it was found that Chief
Engineer, DPI&R vide his letter
dated 9.1.16 218/WORKS/2017-Page-1 has given
the following suggestions for
improvement and maintenance of the Urban
roads by the Works Department in a
holistic manner.
From the
file noting it was found that Chief
Engineer, DPI&R vide his letter
dated 9.1.16 218/WORKS/2017-Page-1 has given
the following suggestions for
improvement and maintenance of the Urban
roads by the Works Department in a
holistic manner.
i) All roads
of Works Department falling
within the urban limits like NAC/ Municipal corporation/ Municipality
including Sub-Divisional headquarters,
Block H.Q. & Tahasil Head Quarters irrespective of present nomenclature, may be declared as “URBAN Roads”. If a part of ODR/MDR/SH
falls under the urban limits, then the
same stretched be delinked
from its original classification
and be renamed as an URBAN Road with
appropriate nomenclature.
of Works Department falling
within the urban limits like NAC/ Municipal corporation/ Municipality
including Sub-Divisional headquarters,
Block H.Q. & Tahasil Head Quarters irrespective of present nomenclature, may be declared as “URBAN Roads”. If a part of ODR/MDR/SH
falls under the urban limits, then the
same stretched be delinked
from its original classification
and be renamed as an URBAN Road with
appropriate nomenclature.
ii) Dedicated fund provision may be made in the budget
for improvement and
maintenance of these URBAN Roads.
for improvement and
maintenance of these URBAN Roads.
This file
was presented for taking Govt.
approval to declare all stretches of roads falling in Urban areas either independently or as part of ODRs/MGRs/SHs and
maintained in the books of PWD as URBAN
Roads.
was presented for taking Govt.
approval to declare all stretches of roads falling in Urban areas either independently or as part of ODRs/MGRs/SHs and
maintained in the books of PWD as URBAN
Roads.
This
suggestion was approved by Chief Minister on 12.1.2017.
suggestion was approved by Chief Minister on 12.1.2017.
On 12.2.17,
it was ordered that Chief Engineer,
DPI&R to be requested to submit
the list of roads to
Government for issue of notification.
it was ordered that Chief Engineer,
DPI&R to be requested to submit
the list of roads to
Government for issue of notification.
Pradip Pradhan
Date-17.5.17
M-9937843482
