Tamil Nadu Industrial Tender

Project Status ActiveThe project will upgrade and maintain about 590 kilometers km of 16 state highways to i enhance transport connectivity and facilitate industrial development in line with the regional economic corridor development plan for the chennai -kanyakumari industrial corridor ckic and ii improve the road networks sustainability through performance-based maintenance pbm. The project will also include initiatives to build institutional capacity in the tamil nadu highways and minor ports department tnhd focusing on its knowledge and research function road safety improvement and sector planning capacity. The government of tamil nadu has long-term vision for the road sector development to increase the capacity connectivity efficiency and safety of the highways system so as to enable balanced socio-economic development of all sections of the people and all regions of the state. Accordingly priority road projects are listed in its policy note of highways and minor ports department in consideration of i connectivity with nh sh mdr and other district roads ii importance in terms of industrial connectivity and tourism and iii its traffic intensity. The proposed project is one of the priority road projects under the policy which is also in line with vision tamil nadu 2023 and the cdp. The proposed project will cover the high priority 16 state highway roads to improve lateral road network to support industrial development conceptualized under the ckic. Alignment with strategic objectives. The proposed project aligns with adbs country partnership strategy 2018 -2022 for india which emphasizes boosting economic competitiveness to create more and better jobs providing inclusive access to infrastructure networks and services addressing climate change and increasing climate resilience and building greater institutional capacities. The project is listed in adbs country operations business plan for india 2021 -2023. The project contributes to adbs strategy 2030 operational priorities by i addressing remining poverty and reducing inequalities ii accelerating progress in gender equality iii tackling climate change building climate and disaster resilience and enhancing environmental sustainability iv promoting rural development and food security v strengthening governance and institutional capacity and vi fostering regional cooperation and integration. Economic prosperity and employment generation with inclusive growth achieved. The capacity connectivity efficiency and safety of the highways system increasedState highways upgraded and maintainedcapacity in road safety sector planning and research enhancedSector Subsector Transport road transport non-urban