Archive · 5 Aug 2026
Malda's Rs 900-crore NH-12 Highway Revamp Awaits Centre's Green Light
People in Malda travel on a big road called National Highway 12.
This road is very busy, and sometimes there are traffic jams and accidents.
The government has a plan to make this road bigger and better.
The plan will cost about 900 crore rupees, which is a lot of money.
A new bridge called the Kaliachak flyover will be built so cars can drive over traffic.
There will also be safe places for people to cross the road and bright street lights.
The person in charge of this area, called an MP, asked the national government to approve the money.
The government minister said the plan will be approved within the next three months.
After that, workers will be chosen to build the new road.
When it is finished, traveling in Malda will be safer, faster, and easier for everyone.
South Malda MP Isha Khan Choudhury urged the Union Road Transport Ministry to grant early financial sanction for the Rs 900-crore highway project.
The project covers NH-34 (New NH-12) in Malda district and includes a six-lane Kaliachak flyover.
The Detailed Project Report, with estimates and engineering drawings, was completed on July 23, 2026, and forwarded by NHAI's Project Implementation Unit, Malda, for technical sanction and financial approval.
The project also includes service roads at Kaliachak, Sujapur and Jalalpur, pedestrian underpasses and overpasses, modern drainage, highway lighting and road safety infrastructure.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari assured the MP that administrative sanction will be granted within three months, after which the tender process will begin.
- Who
- South Malda MP Isha Khan Choudhury, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
- What
- A Rs 900-crore highway infrastructure project on NH-34 (New NH-12) that includes a six-lane Kaliachak flyover, service roads, underpasses, overpasses, drainage, lighting and road safety infrastructure.
- When
- The DPR was completed on July 23, 2026; administrative sanction is expected within three months, after which tenders will begin.
- Where
- NH-34 (New NH-12) in Malda district, at locations including Kaliachak, Sujapur and Jalalpur.
- Why
- To ease traffic congestion, improve road safety for pedestrians and motorists, strengthen connectivity and boost trade and economic development in Malda district.
- Project cost
- Rs 900 crore
- Location
- NH-34 (New NH-12), Malda district
- Key component
- Six-lane Kaliachak flyover
- Other components
- Service roads at Kaliachak, Sujapur and Jalalpur; pedestrian underpasses and overpasses; drainage; lighting; road safety infrastructure
- DPR completion date
- July 23, 2026
- Current status
- Awaiting technical sanction and financial approval from the competent authority
- Next step
- Administrative sanction within three months, followed by tender process
- Championed by
- South Malda MP Isha Khan Choudhury