Infrastructure

Railways

The state has extensive and well-developed railway network providing links to all important cities and ports of the country.

Proposed

  • New railway links to be established within the state.
  • Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Tatanagar to facilitate export efforts.
  • Baspani-Jhargram-Daitari Railway project upto Paradeep Port which will make port nearer by about 330 km.
  • 6 Railway projects of Rs.2000 crores with partnership of Jharkhand State Govt. including overbridge on Railway Crossings.

Road Network

  • The state is very well connected by road.
  • National Highway 1600 kms.
  • State Highways 2711 kms.

Proposed

  • To improve and upgrade the existing road network and provide new road linkages / bypasses with overbridges to facilitate quick and efficient movement of men, materials and finished goods.
  • BOT concept for building & maintenance of roads & bridges by private sector participation.
  • To provide expressways along the main high corridors across the state.
  • Inter State & intra-state bus terminus across the state.

Telecommunication

  • All district headquarters connected to the main network by reliable media and STD facility.
  • Ranchi internet mode upgraded to A category.
  • Optical fibre cable media connectivity available in all district headquarter.
  • 6 Internet nodes operational in the state.
  • Local dialing facility to access Internet available in all the district headquarters.

Proposed

  • To link rural areas through WLL.
  • To connect all telephone exchanges through OFC/UHF.
  • To accelerate the process of linking rural area with Business Centres.

Airways

  • Ranchi is well connected with Delhi, Patna, Mumbai and Kolkata.

Proposed

  • To upgrade Ranchi Airport as International Airport.
  • To start Air Taxi / Cargo Service in major towns of the state.
  • To set up Air Cargo Complex at Ranchi to provide boost to export oriented industries efforts.