The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has said that quality of road construction would not be compromised at any cost.  Good works should be appreciated while deliberate delays in performance would invite punitive action, he added while reviewing plans of department of public works at Mantralaya on Wednesday. Minister for Public Works Sartaj Singh was present.

Chouhan said all major routes should remain motorable  in the rainy season for which all possible measures need to be taken up on time. Stressing the need for constant monitoring to ensure quality, he said inspection reports should also be regularly reviewed.

The  places, which are often left in monitoring  should be listed out.  Administrative mechanism should also be amended to concentrate on such places, he added. The CM said citizens' safety is the highest priority in urban traffic system. The cities where urban traffic pressure is heavy, the ring road model should be drawn up. He said all roads should be in proper condition by 2018.

Describing roads as key component of  development, CM asked the Department of Public Works and Rural Development to jointly draw out plans for  road construction. Possibilities of using balance money after spending on maintenance of roads under the Prime Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojana using Mandi fund should be explored. He stressed on constructing Salkanpur -Malivaya to Budni Road into four-lane.

The CM also reviewed the progress of infrastructure development for Simhastha 2016. The meeting was informed that against the target of 2,500 km in 2014-15 as many as 2,722 km roads have been constructed. It was informed that 76th convention of the Indian Road Congress would be held at Indore. Roads leading to tourist destinations would also be improved on priority. The CM's contractor scheme has helped 426 engineers receive training in the first phase while for second phase, 491 engineers have been registered.