Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday said that during last three years, over 1,366 km new motorable roads and 134 bridges have been constructed and as many as 255 villages have been provided road connectivity in the State.
Under PMGSY, 241 DPRS amounting to `532 crore for 2267 km road length have been sanctioned, said the Chief Minister while addressing a public meeting at Chowai in district Kullu.
He said the priority of the Government is education, health and roads besides welfare of the common man.
The Chief Minister said that as far as roads are concerned, there is a network of more than 34500 kilometers of roads in the State.
He said that the Rohtang tunnel was due to complete shortly. Similarly, there is a proposal to construct a tunnel beneath Jalori Pass so that distance between Ani and Kullu gets short enough, he added.