PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 27 -- Five days after approving Rs.950 crore for the Salori-Hetapatti four-lane project, the state government has sanctioned an additional Rs.124 crore on December 25 for the construction of a new Railway Over Bridge (ROB) at Mauaima. With this approval, the path has been cleared for the ROB's construction in Prayagraj, officials confirmed.

The land acquisition process for the project will begin after Makar Sankranti (January 14, 2026). The Prayagraj unit of the Uttar Pradesh State Bridge Corporation had sent a proposal in November 2024 to the state government to construct the ROB near the Mauaima railway station, approximately 50 metres from the railway crossing. Following the approval of funds, an 850-metre-long ROB wil...