With financial assistance of New Development Bank (NDB), 1,905 km roads worth Rs3,250 crores will be constructed in the State. Out of this, Public Works Department has approved tenders of the construction works of 1722 kilometers of roads, worth Rs 2,427 crores. The Department is giving final shape to the process of approval of the tenders of remaining 183 km roads worth Rs 279 crores.
As many as 46 works of road construction worth Rs 2,324 crores are in progress under the Central Road Fund Scheme in the state. Under the Road Fund Scheme, 183 kilometer long roads are being constructed. The Public Works Department has approved 23 new works of Central Road Fund this year. These works are of 314 km roads for which the department has approved tenders of Rs 1992 crore.
Public Works Department has prepared the work plan to complete long pending works of district roads in the state as soon as possible. Construction and upgradation of about 2000 km district roads will be undertaken in the state in the year 2019-20. The tenders of 144 works of district roads worth Rs 922 crores will be approved and work will begin soon.
The Public Works Department will construct roads of about 2500 kms length in the year 2019-20 and all the works will be completed in the next two years. Public Works Minister Sajjan Singh Verma has directed the departmental officials to complete the construction of good quality roads of the next two years within the given time frame.