Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed to evolve a mechanism for maintenance to ensure that roads always remain in good condition. In view of increasing number of devotees, he directed to construct a four-lane road from Budhni to Malibayan via Salkanpur. Chouhan chaired 26th meeting of Board of Directors of Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation here on Thursday. PWD Minister Sartaj Singh was also present on the occasion.
Chouhan stressed the need for integrated review of urban and rural road network. He directed to hold a joint meeting of Rural Road Authority and Road Development Corporation.
The meeting was informed that work will be started soon to convert 4,502 km long 156 district main roads, 437 km long stretches of 3 national highways to 4-lane, construction of Singrauli airport under BOT and convention centre at Indore.
The corporation is also constructing buildings of Vidisha, Ratlam and Shahdol medical colleges. Similarly, construction agencies have been fixed for construction 8 national highways’ stretches of 97.6 km long Bameetha-Satna road, 48.04 km long Mangawan to UP border road, 102.6 km long Sidhi to Singrauli road, 89.30 km long Rewa to UP border road, 105.6 km long Bhopal-Biaora road, 294.2 km long Jabalpur to Bhopal road and 61 km long Biaora to Rajasthan border road. Besides, the Central government is entrusting to the corporation construction of 177.75 km long Jabalpur-Mandla-Chilpi road, 234 km long Katni-Shahdol-Anuppur to Chhattisgarh border road and 80 km long road under Rewa-Sidhi Pakage-1 and 2.
Work to widen and re-construct state highways Shahganj-Barkhera and lebad-Ghat Billod has been completed. Construction of Hirapur-Damoh road is in progress.
Road Development Corporation is undertaking construction works costing Rs 45,688 crore. Work of 2708 km long 26 State highways under BOT has been completed. Eleven state highways measuring 451 km are being constructed under annuity and 108 km long national highways under built-operate-transfer mode.
Under BOT mode, 10 thousand 986 km long roads have been constructed including 108 km long national highways and one thousand 109 km long 35 district main roads.
Additional Chief Secretary Finance Ajay Nath, Managing Director MP Road Development Corporation Vivek Agrawal, Secretary Mineral Resources Shiv Shekhar Shukla and Secretary Forests Prashant Kumar present on the occasion.