The State Public Works Department (PWD) is currently involved in construction of 14 key roads involving a total cost of `405 crores in Chhattisgarh.
PWD Minister Rajesh Munat informed that nearly 300-kms long roads are being constructed to link forest areas and remote villages of the State with road network.
He directed the officials to strictly comply with the quality standards for the road construction work.
Munat informed that upgrading of one of these roads i.e. the road from Amarpur of Manendragarh to Chirmiri is in progress. A sum of `21.78 crore has been sanctioned for this 16-km-long road.
likewise, 30-km-long road from Kotadol to Janakpur is being upgraded at the cost of `32 crore 49 lakh. Besides, widening of 45-km-long lailunga-Kotwa-lawakera road is being done at the cost of `45 crore 12 lakh, concretization of 7.5km-long-road from Old Khamtarai ROB (Raipur) to Bhanpuri Chowk is being done at the cost of `71 crore 94 lakh, and widening of 28-km-long road from Chhatauna, Kutesar, Badgaon, Kunda, to lakhauli (Raipur) is in progress at the cost of `35 crore 9 lakh.
Similarly, 4.30 km long road from MMI Hospital to Anand Nagar in Raipur city is being constructed at the cost of `41 crore 20 lakh. Widening and tarring of 23-km-long Seepat-Beltara Road at the cost of `15 crore 76 lakh, widening and tarring of 15-km-long Seepat-Baloda-Korba road at the cost of `24 crore 46 lakh, and construction of 19-km-long Takhatpur-Khapri Beeja Kargi Road at the cost of `20 crore 43 lakh is also in progress. It further includes widening of 31-km-long Durg-Dhamdha-Bemetara Road at the cost of `17 crore 96 lakh, and widening of 11-km long Dhamdha-Gandai highway number 21 in Saja at the cost of `15 crore 45 lakh.
In this way, 19.52-km-long in Bhilauni-Chakravai-Badanara of Bemetara district is being constructed at the cost of `13 crore 59 lakh. Renovation of 16-km-long Bodla-Mohgaon-Pratappur-Kawardha Road in Kabeerdham (Kawardha) district is being done at the cost of `21 crore 9 lakh. Besides, construction of 17-km-long Suregaon-Arjunda Road in Pasaud of Balod district is in progress, at the cost of `28 crore 18 lakh.
