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25 July 2025
*A part of the upper zone of the Ratu Road Elevated Corridor built by the National Highway Authority of India in Ranchi.
The Ratu Road Elevated corridor will soon be decorated with themes showcasing Jharkhand’s rich heritage, forest, water and land, using vibrant Sohrai art form.
As per the plan, Sohrai art form will be displayed on walls linked below the walls of the Ratu Road elevated corridor.
This Sohrai art form is already painted on the walls of Sidhu- Kanhu park boundary walls, each facing the road adjacent to the official residence of the Chief Minister in Morahabadi.
Also, Ranchi is headed to become the second city in India after Nagpur to operate advanced flash-charging electric double-decker buses and charging machines.
These state-of-the-art buses, costing over Rs 1.25 crore each, will run at a speed of 120 kmph and will be capable of charging within just 15 seconds. Once charged, they can cover a distance of up to 40 kilometres.
The initiative was confirmed following a meeting between Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and Ranchi MP and Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth in New Delhi on Wednesday( July 24, 2025).
Avenuemail.in quotes Mr Seth thanking Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for inaugurating the Ratu Road Elevated Corridor and requesting his support for introducing flash-charging buses, constructing an outer ring road for Ranchi, and adorning the elevated corridor with traditional Sohrai artwork, a tribal folk painting from Jharkhand.
During the meeting, Gadkari reportedly directed officials to begin preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for all three projects. He sanctioned Rs 6,500 crore for the Ranchi outer ring road project and approved the DPR for the new bus service.
This means that while Sohrai painting will further beautify the Ratu Road elevated corridor, the state-of-the-art buses with charging outlets will provide luxurious buses to passengers to commute between Ranchi- Jamshedpur highways, thanks to Mr Seth.
