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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Road bounty for villages by Suman K Shrivastava

Road bounty for villages by Suman K Shrivastava

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published Published on Jan 6, 2011   modified Modified on Jan 6, 2011

In a boost to rural road network in the state, the Centre today approved a state government proposal to construct 2,005km of roads with Rs 548.58 crore, and 49 bridges to connect these roads with another Rs 96.09 crore, under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).

The decision was taken by a high-powered committee set up by the Union rural development ministry to monitor PMGSY. The meeting in New Delhi where the decision was announced was attended by Union rural development secretary B.K. Sinha and his Jharkhand counterpart S.K. Satpathy.

PMGSY aims to provide connectivity to unconnected habitations by constructing rural roads. The centrally sponsored programme takes up construction of roads, bridges and culverts to ensure all-weather connectivity to market places, blocks, sub-divisions, district headquarters, hospitals etc.

Speaking to The Telegraph from Delhi, Satpathy said the committee had approved the detailed project report for 2,005km. “Now, we are free to float tenders for construction work,” he added.

He said the Centre had also agreed in principle to give funds under PMGSY for construction of 8,500km of roads to connect 3,556 habitations, several of them with a population of 250 and above. “But before granting final approval, a central team will visit the state for ground verification,” he added.

Rural development minister Sudesh Mahto, who spoke to Union minister of state for rural development Pradeep Jain yesterday, said the latest decision would not only ensure development of rural areas, but also help the police forces to fight Maoists.

In another development, Union minister for road transport and highways Kamal Nath said the condition of national highways was set to improve.

Quoting Nath, Rajya Sabha member Parimal Nathwani said all the national highways in the state, except NH-80, were up for two or four laning, either under national highway development projects (NHDP) or road requirement plan (RRP) for development of highways in Left-wing extremism-hit areas.

He said as many as 82 national highway projects amounting to Rs 530.53 crore were in progress in the state. The nature of work included widening and strengthening, improvement of riding quality, construction of major and minor bridges and culverts.

There are 12 national highways with a total length of 1,844.07km running through the state.

The Telegraph, 6 January, 2011, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110106/jsp/frontpage/story_13398288.jsp


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