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📈 Economy of Bihar (Civil Services Prep) Topic 5.4: Infrastructure in Bihar (Complete Unabridged Modules)

Module 13: Road Vision 2020 - Strategic Objectives & Planned Corridors

📖 Chapter 5 of 10 🧩 Module 15 of 30 ⏱️ ~2 min read 💡 1 MCQs
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The Government of Bihar prepared the Road Vision 2020 for the systematic expansion of the road network and elimination of traffic bottlenecks.


Core Objectives of Road Vision 2020:

  • Ensuring connectivity from Patna to the farthest district within 5 hours.
  • 2-laning of all State Highways (SH).
  • Conversion of all single-lane Major District Roads (MDR) into intermediate-lane MDRs.
  • Replacement of narrow, old, and screw-pile bridges with modern RCC bridges.
  • Ensuring direct connectivity of all State Highways with National Highways.
  • Ensuring fast connectivity with commercial hubs and tourist destinations.

Major Road Corridors Planned (2016–20):

  • Noorsari – Silao Road
  • Anisabad – Aurangabad – Hariharganj Road (NH 98)
  • Dehri – Nasriganj – Bikramganj – Dinara Road (SH 15)
  • Darbhanga – Samastipur Road (SH 50) to Sabhangram (NH 57)
  • Dighwara – Bhelodi – Amnour – Taraiya – Panapur to Semari Mandir (SH 104)

Major Bridge Corridors Planned:

  • 4-lane bridge across river Ganga connecting Arrah and Chapra.
  • Rail-cum-Road Bridge over river Ganga between Digha and Sonpur.
  • Bishunpur bridge between Bettiah and Gopalganj over river Gandak.
  • Bridge between Gandaul and Biraul.
  • Bridge between Gaya and Manpur across river Falgu.
⭐ Key Points
  • Ensuring connectivity from Patna to the farthest district within 5 hours.
  • 2-laning of all State Highways (SH).
  • Conversion of all single-lane Major District Roads (MDR) into intermediate-lane MDRs.
  • Replacement of narrow, old, and screw-pile bridges with modern RCC bridges.
  • Ensuring direct connectivity of all State Highways with National Highways.
  • Ensuring fast connectivity with commercial hubs and tourist destinations.
📌 One-line Q&A
  • Ensuring connectivity from Patna to the farthest district within ______ hours. — 5
  • ______-laning of all State Highways (SH). — 2
  • Conversion of all single-lane Major — District Roads (MDR) into intermediate-lane MDRs.
  • Replacement of narrow, old, and — screw-pile bridges with modern RCC bridges.
  • Ensuring direct connectivity of all — State Highways with National Highways.
  • Ensuring fast connectivity with — commercial hubs and tourist destinations.
Questions 1 MCQs

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Which major bridge across river Gandak was planned to link Bettiah and Gopalganj?

The Bishunpur bridge over river Gandak links Bettiah in West Champaran with Gopalganj.
Question 1 of 1

One-liners

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Ensuring connectivity from Patna to the farthest district within ______ hours.

5

______-laning of all State Highways (SH).

2

Conversion of all single-lane Major ______

District Roads (MDR) into intermediate-lane MDRs.

Replacement of narrow, old, and ______

screw-pile bridges with modern RCC bridges.

Ensuring direct connectivity of all ______

State Highways with National Highways.

Ensuring fast connectivity with ______

commercial hubs and tourist destinations.