aryana Government would spend Rs 1,818.46 crore on roads in the state for repair and improvement of State Highways, Major District Roads and Other District Roads for the year 2016-17.
A spokesman of Public Works (Building and Roads) Department said that a proposal to this effect has been approved by Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar.
During the year 2015-16, the work programme of State Highways, Major District Roads and Other District Roads was approved for Rs 1559.74 crore.Most of these works have already been completed. Due to competitive rates on calling tenders, there was a saving of Rs 325 crore, he added.
During the year 2016-17 while 344.17 km length of State Highways would be repaired at a cost of about Rs 220.93 crore, the repair of 355.95 km long Major District Roads would cost Rs 166.77 crore. Similarly, 4622.19 km length of Other District Roads would be repaired at a cost of Rs 1361.81 crore. The spokesman said that in case of Other District Roads under Special Component Plan for Scheduled Castes, 292.65 km roads would be repaired at a cost of Rs 68.95 crore.