Constitution and Objectives
Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam (BRPNN) was formed on 11th June, 1975 under Indian Company Act, 1956 as a Govt. Company.
Its main objectives are -
Construction of Bridges/Roads
Maintenance of Bridges
Toll Collection
The Nigam is registered as a Public Company under Indian Company Act, 1956 and it is a Govt. Company as total share capital of Rs. 500 Lakhs is pledged in the name of Governor of Bihar. The Nigam is governed by Managing Director on behalf of Board of Directors nominated by the Govt. under guidelines set by Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association along with work rules mentioned therein.
Concept of Working
Bridges are constructed departmentally by the Nigam on the basis of current Schedule of Rates (SoR) sanctioned for Works Department. As the work is done departmentally, cost incurred is less as compared to work done by contractors.
Works are taken up and got done departmentally by the Nigam following the rules established by State Govt. and directions/instructions issued from time to time by Technical Examination Cell of Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of Bihar.
Achievements - 2006-2007
A total of 98 projects (excluding Mukhya Mantri Setu Nirman Yojna) having sanctioned cost of Rs. 1,09,636.31 lacs have been entrusted to Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Ltd. in 2006-07.
Details are as under:
Bridge Sector - (Amount in Rs. Lakhs)
SL Name No. of Projects Amount
1. Plan 45 58,090.77
2. Non-Plan 1 20.00
3. C.R.F. 2 404.06
4. A.C.F. 1 5,330.00
5. R.S.V.Y. 6 2,286.10
6. MP/MLA Development Fund 1 2.61
7. R.O.B.'s 11 20,376.00
Total 67 86,509.54
Road Sector - (Amount in Rs. Lakhs)
SL Name No. of Projects Amount
1. Plan 24 23,126.77
2. NABARD 2
3. B.A.D.P. 1
4. National Highways 4
Total 31 23,126.77
Achievements - 2006-2007
A total of 98 projects (excluding Mukhya Mantri Setu Nirman Yojna) having sanctioned cost of Rs. 1,09,636.31 lacs have been entrusted to Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Ltd. in 2006-07.
Details are as under:
Bridge Sector - (Amount in Rs. Lakhs)
SL Name No. of Projects Amount
1. Plan 45 58,090.77
2. Non-Plan 1 20.00
3. C.R.F. 2 404.06
4. A.C.F. 1 5,330.00
5. R.S.V.Y. 6 2,286.10
6. MP/MLA Development Fund 1 2.61
7. R.O.B.'s 11 20,376.00
Total 67 86,509.54
Road Sector - (Amount in Rs. Lakhs)
SL Name No. of Projects Amount
1. Plan 24 23,126.77
2. NABARD 2
3. B.A.D.P. 1
4. National Highways 4
Total 31 23,126.77
Projects
On-Going Projects
SL Head No. of Projects
1. Plan Head 48
2. NABARD 1
3. Sam Vikas Yojna 8
4. Additional Central Assistance 2
5. Central Road Fund 12
6. MP/MLA Development Fund 2
7. Non-Plan Head 11
8. Bridge Development Fund 2
9. Central Road Fund (NH-107) 5
10. Based on cost sharing with Railway Ministry 22
Total 113
Completed Projects - commissioned during 2006-07 using Rs. 160 Crores
SL Head No. of Projects
1. Plan 10
2. Non-Plan 5
3. Central Road Fund 1
4. Additional Central Assistance 5
5. NABARD 12
6. B.A.D.P. 1
Total 34
Work Force
Posts of Chief Engineer to Junior Engineer of Engineering Cadre of Nigam are being held by officers on deputation from Road Construction Department of Govt. of Bihar. At present, working strength of Engineering Cadre is as follows:
SL Rank/Designation Sanctioned Strength Working Strength
1. Chief Engineer 1 1
2. Superintending Engineer 4 2
3. Executive Engineer 15 12
4. Assistant Engieer 42 42
5. Junior Engineer 102 65
Total 164 122
In other cadres, officers and staffs appointed by Nigam are working and their strength is as shown below:
SL Cadres Strength
1. Class-I (FA) 0
2. Class-II 4
3. Class-III 196
4. Class-IV 204
5. Work Charged Staff 120
Total 524
Source of Income
Two sources of income of Nigam are as follows:
Centage charges @ 12.5% on the sanctioned cost of projects.
Toll Collection
Registration of Contractors
Miscellaneous
In the field of toll collection, Nigam has collected a toll of Rs. 76.04 crores from 1975-76 to 2005-06. Out of this amount, Rs. 23.67 crores has been spent on completion of construction works of 17 projects, and Rs. 15.00 crores has been spent on different projects of other fields.
M.M.S.N.Y.
Mukhya Mantri Setu Nirman Yojna
MMSNY has been launched by Govt. of Bihar in 2006 with the objectives of -
Providing bridges to cover-up the un-bridged gaps in the entire state on any road.
Replacement of damaged timber and masonry bridges with RCC bridges.
Replacement of narrow (single lane) bridges with double lane RCC bridges.
Providing additional waterways on roads affected by flood.
For the year 2006-07, the details are as follows:
SL Bridge Type Nos. Cost in Lakhs
1. Screw Pile 137 Rs. 96,212.57
2. RCC Bridge (upto Rs. 50 Lakhs) 30
3. RCC Bridge (above Rs. 50 Lakhs) 360
Total 527
Rs. 201 Crores have been made available during 2006-07 and work is being executed on almost all the projects
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Roads-bihar and madra
Dear Friends,
I am in chennai for my father cataract operation.
For work related issue, I needed to travel to pondicheery from chennai.I boarded a government bus. Its an express on called ECR east coast road. Its a toll road . Two laned and crosses the back sea water at some place for small lengths. The distance is 150-160 km. I was amazed to know that the journey will take 3 hours only despite stopping to passenger to drop at regular places. It took exactly 3.30 hours to reach from chennai bus stand to pondycherri bus stand including 20 minutes lunch break.
why i m writing this. because i started form chennai at 12 noon , reached there 3.30 , finished my meeting by 6.30 pm and boarded the bus at 6.45 and was back home at 10 pm.roads are not best in chennai still its good.
I was able to travel 320 km in a day and finish my work also same day.
Can it be made possible in bihar. I was thinking while travelling. For me to travel bhagalpur, it takes 8 hours by train intercity express . it covers 234 km in 8 hours. I am told there are big potholes on bhagalpur-patna road due to flood and it is not repaired at all.
I was thinking about loss of working hours for travelling in bihar. to travel the same diatance, i have to provison for a night stay in bihar. we lose our precious time due to bad roads.
why i am saying this?
I have seen lots of construction in patna and other places. Most of it has suffered over run in cost and time. The chirayantannd bridge is still not complete. there is plans of flyover at meethapur,gardanibagh, danapur nahar ke upar etc. TANTIYA, GAMMON, IRCON are doing this. they are reputable company and still not able to finish on time.it puts a question mark.
Can someone file and RTI and find the status of these projects and well as golden quadrilateral status. I have seen 4 lane highway being built between mujaffarpur, kanti and driven for it. but it has suffered damage due to flood.
Regarding myself, I am willing to support despite my plate being full with work but can few of us will come along. The infrastructure is too important issue to be neglected. the money is there. we need to put will there also.
regards
Ravi Chandra
I am in chennai for my father cataract operation.
For work related issue, I needed to travel to pondicheery from chennai.I boarded a government bus. Its an express on called ECR east coast road. Its a toll road . Two laned and crosses the back sea water at some place for small lengths. The distance is 150-160 km. I was amazed to know that the journey will take 3 hours only despite stopping to passenger to drop at regular places. It took exactly 3.30 hours to reach from chennai bus stand to pondycherri bus stand including 20 minutes lunch break.
why i m writing this. because i started form chennai at 12 noon , reached there 3.30 , finished my meeting by 6.30 pm and boarded the bus at 6.45 and was back home at 10 pm.roads are not best in chennai still its good.
I was able to travel 320 km in a day and finish my work also same day.
Can it be made possible in bihar. I was thinking while travelling. For me to travel bhagalpur, it takes 8 hours by train intercity express . it covers 234 km in 8 hours. I am told there are big potholes on bhagalpur-patna road due to flood and it is not repaired at all.
I was thinking about loss of working hours for travelling in bihar. to travel the same diatance, i have to provison for a night stay in bihar. we lose our precious time due to bad roads.
why i am saying this?
I have seen lots of construction in patna and other places. Most of it has suffered over run in cost and time. The chirayantannd bridge is still not complete. there is plans of flyover at meethapur,gardanibagh, danapur nahar ke upar etc. TANTIYA, GAMMON, IRCON are doing this. they are reputable company and still not able to finish on time.it puts a question mark.
Can someone file and RTI and find the status of these projects and well as golden quadrilateral status. I have seen 4 lane highway being built between mujaffarpur, kanti and driven for it. but it has suffered damage due to flood.
Regarding myself, I am willing to support despite my plate being full with work but can few of us will come along. The infrastructure is too important issue to be neglected. the money is there. we need to put will there also.
regards
Ravi Chandra
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Missed oppurtunities -Bihar
dear friends,
i was travelling from mangalore to chennai by westcoast express. slept through the whole night. woke up around 10.30. as i sat with my mallu co passenger, we started chatting. when he came to know that i am working for bihar development and beleive that it will be true, he was amazed. he then narrated his story. he is a senior executive in sugar cane processing company based in kerala. they make sugar, ethonaol, power etc. their company was invited by our cheif minister nitish kumar to set up sugarcane processing plants. they were told that they can take over sick factories also. so the ceo send its scouting team. all people who make decision regarding investment visited bihar. GM, Technical guys, operations persons etc. Move in bihar for 2-3 months and come back with a decision not to invest. the 200 crore of investment oppurtunity was missed by bihar based on local people perception. the oppurtunity went to andhrapradesh where they are now in process of setting a green field cane factory with a captive powerplant.
bad infrastructure was not the reason for stepping back. they were familair with indian things that first u build then infrastucture will follow.
he said they spent around 30 lacs last year on scouting oppurtunities in bihar for starting cane processing and found the climate, sugar % , water supply etc favourable
when i asked why the company took the decision not to invest in bihar, they said locals. the locals scared them away. they extensively talked to people. they heard the stories of kidnapping for few previous factory workers and how the management had to pay for getting their employee back. they heard how senior politicians are involved in kidnapping trade.
I was thinking whether the positive response of locals would have changed the decison? what if local people knew that their investment would mean jobs for them atleast 1000s of people will get work as local labourer for one year atleast and many more. It would have benefited the cane farmers who are not getting their cane crushed due to sick and closed factories leave alone the payment part.
Can we think about ourselves being responsible glorifying the crime stories of Bihar?
Cant we deplore criminal bahaviour publically?
I was feeling very disappointed after hearing the whole story and vowed to make things better.
Can we come together and produce some successful economic model which results in econmic improvement of atleast 1000s of families?
i was travelling from mangalore to chennai by westcoast express. slept through the whole night. woke up around 10.30. as i sat with my mallu co passenger, we started chatting. when he came to know that i am working for bihar development and beleive that it will be true, he was amazed. he then narrated his story. he is a senior executive in sugar cane processing company based in kerala. they make sugar, ethonaol, power etc. their company was invited by our cheif minister nitish kumar to set up sugarcane processing plants. they were told that they can take over sick factories also. so the ceo send its scouting team. all people who make decision regarding investment visited bihar. GM, Technical guys, operations persons etc. Move in bihar for 2-3 months and come back with a decision not to invest. the 200 crore of investment oppurtunity was missed by bihar based on local people perception. the oppurtunity went to andhrapradesh where they are now in process of setting a green field cane factory with a captive powerplant.
bad infrastructure was not the reason for stepping back. they were familair with indian things that first u build then infrastucture will follow.
he said they spent around 30 lacs last year on scouting oppurtunities in bihar for starting cane processing and found the climate, sugar % , water supply etc favourable
when i asked why the company took the decision not to invest in bihar, they said locals. the locals scared them away. they extensively talked to people. they heard the stories of kidnapping for few previous factory workers and how the management had to pay for getting their employee back. they heard how senior politicians are involved in kidnapping trade.
I was thinking whether the positive response of locals would have changed the decison? what if local people knew that their investment would mean jobs for them atleast 1000s of people will get work as local labourer for one year atleast and many more. It would have benefited the cane farmers who are not getting their cane crushed due to sick and closed factories leave alone the payment part.
Can we think about ourselves being responsible glorifying the crime stories of Bihar?
Cant we deplore criminal bahaviour publically?
I was feeling very disappointed after hearing the whole story and vowed to make things better.
Can we come together and produce some successful economic model which results in econmic improvement of atleast 1000s of families?
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