Comprehensive District Annual Plan 2011-12 Balasore District

Comprehensive District Annual Plan 2011-12 Balasore District
6.7. Transport
Transport and communication are primary infrastructural requirement of a district to
achieve rapid economic development. The growth of the district and quality of life of its
inhabitants depend on the adequacy of the transport facilities available.
Transport is one of the important sectors in a district like Balasore. Because of its location
in deltaic region, the land mass of the district is crisscrossed by a good number of rivers,
rivulets, natural drainage channels, canals etc. Almost five rivers flow through the district
before entering the sea. These water bodies act as physical barriers and demand huge
number of bridges, culverts to make all corners of the district accessible. Further, it is a
densely populated district and people are educated, politically active and socio economically
developed. They require an efficient transport and communication system as an integral
part of their daily needs.
In addition to the above facts, natural calamities plays a destructive role in the district by
damaging road network almost every. Frequent occurrence of natural calamities damages
the roads every year. In fact, the elevation of rural roads in the district is very low and lack
adequate culverts, bridges for discharge of flood/rain water. As a result, during flood, the
roads get washed away disrupting communication. Keeping the problem in view,
importance is being given on design aspect of the roads being constructed in the district for
the last several years. Adequate drainage facilities with raised elevations are the major
consideration in road designs.
Objectives and Strategies for the Plan period:
• Connecting habitations not connected by any road.
• Construction of roads and bridges in deficient areas.
• Bridging of missing links.
• Development of roads leading to principal agricultural production areas/tourist
centers/educational institutions/fishing jetties etc.
The plan schemes under implementation in the district with financial outlays during 2011-
12 are presented below.
Programmes
Rural Work Division, Balasore
State Plan
Minimum Needs Programme -
Constituency Wise Allotment
(CWA)
Completion of incomplete roads
and bridges and different stretches
of RIDF and other schemes
Construction of Rural Road
(Improvement/Widening/Periodical
maintenance)
Table 6.29. Programme wise Plan Outlays: Transport
Funding Pattern (%) Annual Plan Outlay 2011-12
Central
Share
State
Share
Central Plan +
Central Share
of Central
Sponsored
Plans
State Plan +
State Share of
Central
Sponsored
Plans
(Rs. in lakhs)
TSI: NABARD Consultancy Services (NABCONS) 135
Total
0.00 100.00 0.00 80.00 80.00
0.00 100.00 0.00 100.00 100.00
0.00 100.00 0.00 733.00 733.00
Flood damaged Repairing
Rural Work Division -II, Balasore
State Plan
Minimum Needs Programme -
0.00 100.00 0.00 300.00 300.00
Constituency Wise Allotment 0.00 100.00 0.00 50.00 50.00
(CWA)
Construction of Rural Road
(Improvement/Widening/Periodical
0.00 100.00 0.00 62.00 62.00