Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Birbhum Gets Rs 508 Crore Plan to Upgrade Two Highways
Birbhum district in West Bengal is set to get improvements to two highways.
The government has approved Rs 508.66 crore for the work.
One project will improve 91.90 kilometres of NH-14, from Bhimgarh to Nalhati through Mallarpur.
The other will improve 56.40 kilometres of NH-114, from Surul Village to Mallarpur.
Some parts of the roads will be widened, and the existing roads will be strengthened.
The changes are meant to help vehicles travel more smoothly.
They are also intended to make journeys safer and reduce delays.
Better roads could help people and businesses move goods around the district.
The government approved Rs 508.66 crore to strengthen and selectively widen two highway stretches in Birbhum district, West Bengal.
The projects cover a combined 148.30 km of National Highways 14 and 114.
NH-14 work will cover 91.90 km between Bhimgarh and Nalhati via Mallarpur.
NH-114 work will cover 56.40 km between Surul Village and Mallarpur.
The upgrades are intended to ease congestion, reduce travel time, improve road safety, and support movement of people and goods.
- Who
- The Union government approved the highway upgrades; Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari announced the approval.
- What
- Rs 508.66 crore was approved to strengthen and selectively widen 148.30 km of NH-14 and NH-114.
- When
- The articles do not specify when the approval was made.
- Where
- Birbhum district, West Bengal: NH-14 between Bhimgarh and Nalhati via Mallarpur, and NH-114 between Surul Village and Mallarpur.
- Why
- The upgrades aim to improve road conditions and safety, ease congestion, reduce travel time, and improve movement of people and goods.
- Approved amount
- Rs 508.66 crore
- Combined project length
- 148.30 km
- NH-14 stretch
- 91.90 km, Bhimgarh to Nalhati via Mallarpur
- NH-114 stretch
- 56.40 km, Surul Village to Mallarpur
- District
- Birbhum, West Bengal
- Planned work
- Strengthening existing stretches and selectively widening portions
- Stated aims
- Ease congestion, reduce travel time, improve road safety, and support movement of people and goods