Web-based unified code system will be developed to monitor quality of roads in the State. The State will also have electronic toll collection system. This was informed at a meeting of State Road Development Corporation chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Thursday. The Chief Minister directed to regularly monitor condition of roads and maintain their quality.
The Chief Minister said that special attention should be paid to quality in construction of roads. Road construction works should be completed within time limit. Road construction and improvement of infrastructure are among state government's priorities. The meeting was informed that Corporation will develop web GIS-based unified code system of all roads in the State by March next. As a result, situation of all roads in the state will be monitored effectively. Through it, roads will be maintained in a planned way.
It was informed that an MoU has been signed with Indian Highway Management Company limited under National Highways Authority for developing electronic toll collection system in the State. At the meeting, sanction was also accorded to acquisition of Rs 2000 crore loan from HUDCO by the corporation for about 1200 roads in the state.
Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa, ACS Finance AP Shrivastava, Principal Secretary Forests Deepak Khandekar, Principal Secretary PWD Pramod Agrawal, MD of State Road Development Corporation Manish Rastogi and Secretary to CM Hari Ranjan Rao were also present on the occasion.