Chief Secretary AP Padhi on Wednesday directed the Rural Development Department to complete construction of all 613 old projects under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) on a priority basis by June 2017.
Padhi issued this direction while reviewing progress of PMGSY projects at the State Secretariat.
Rural Development Principal Secretary told reporters after the meeting that a total of 1368 road projects worth Rs 2848 crore had been sanctioned in two phases during the current year. A total length of 5,846 km roads was to be constructed to connect 1,083 villages across the State. A total of 1750-km roads had been constructed at a total cost of Rs 840 crore by October end, he said. As per target
He too stated that the department is preparing a detailed plan to connect all villagers of the State with roads by 2019. Among others, Engineer-in-Chief Prabeer Kumar Mohanty and Chief Engineer Bharat Chandra Pradhan were present.