Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Owaisi Seeks Highway, Road Safety and AMU Centre Development
Asaduddin Owaisi and other AIMIM lawmakers met two Union ministers in New Delhi.
They discussed roads, bridges and education projects.
They asked that a planned highway continue through Barsoi in Bihar.
They said changing the route could hurt travel, business and jobs there.
They also requested bridges and river crossings between Bihar and West Bengal.
Maharashtra lawmakers described road dangers and problems at toll plazas.
The group asked for a residential school in Katihar.
They also wanted more teachers, construction progress and funding for the Aligarh Muslim University Centre in Kishanganj.
Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM delegation urged Nitin Gadkari to retain the proposed highway alignment through Barsoi in Katihar.
The delegation requested six permanent RCC bridges between Bihar and West Bengal and ten additional ghats in Barsoi subdivision.
Maharashtra legislators raised concerns about speed breakers, faulty FASTag scanners, poor maintenance and fatal road accidents affecting commuters toward Mumbai.
The delegation asked Pralhad Joshi to establish an Eklavya Model Residential School in Katihar for tribal and underprivileged students.
AIMIM sought 29 teaching posts, removal of construction restrictions and release of ₹90 crore for developing the AMU Kishanganj Centre.
- Who
- AIMIM President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi led a delegation including legislators from Bihar and Maharashtra.
- What
- The delegation raised highway alignment, bridges, road safety, a residential school and development of the AMU Kishanganj Centre.
- When
- The article does not specify the date; the meetings took place in New Delhi.
- Where
- The meetings were held in New Delhi, concerning projects in Bihar, West Bengal and Maharashtra.
- Why
- The delegation sought better regional connectivity, safer roads, improved education facilities and completion of the Kishanganj Centre.
- Highway project
- Morgram–Malda–Murshidabad–Siliguri Four-Lane National Highway Project
- Requested alignment
- Retain the proposed route through Barsoi in Katihar district, with Zero Mile at Barsoi
- Bridge request
- Six permanent RCC bridges connecting Bihar with West Bengal
- Additional crossings
- Ten ghats across Barsoi subdivision
- Road safety concerns
- Nearly 100 speed breakers, faulty FASTag scanners, poor maintenance and fatal accidents on routes toward Mumbai
- Education request
- Establish an Eklavya Model Residential School in Katihar
- AMU funding
- Release of ₹90 crore pending from an allocated ₹100 crore corpus