The Yogi Adityanath government, which is strengthening the road infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh, is using VTS (Vehicle Tracking System) under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to accelerate construction of roads and ensure their best quality.

For the first time in the country, roads are being constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in Uttar Pradesh with FDR (full-depth reclamation) technology. This technology has been adopted as a ‘model’ in the entire country.

UP Rural Road Development Authority Director Bhanu Chandra Goswami said that on the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, GPS-based VTS had been installed on over 950 equipment and machinery being used in the construction of village roads under PMGSY, while, a central command centre had been set up in UPRRDA for its monitoring, from where information was updated every moment, such as which machine worked on which site, for how many hours, and the quality of the work done.

This would help in easy transportation of agricultural products which in turn would increase export and import of vegetables and fruits. Perishable products such as vegetables and fruits were being transported to the market in a short time, Goswami said.

He further said that PMGSY was serving as a medium for increasing the income of farmers and creating employment opportunities. “It facilitates easy and fast movement to food processing centres, mandis (agriculture markets) and other farmer-related enterprises,” he added.