With the aim to make lives easier for the people living in the rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, the Rural Engineering department has planned to make 1,020 projects accessible to them within the next 100 days at an estimated cost of around Rs 500 crore.
The Rural Engineering department has also planned to make the three roads constructed using full-depth reclamation (FDR) accessible to the people in the next 100 days.
Presenting its action plan to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Rural Engineering department revealed that it had already invested Rs 1,029.22 crore in 4,373 projects throughout the financial year 2021-22 under the Accelerated Economic Development Scheme.
Expanding its horizons, the department has planned to construct roads and buildings in the rural areas using various funds like MLA/MP fund, Purvanchal and Bundelkhand development fund, border area development funds, etc.
The department has also been given the responsibility of constructing office buildings for Tourism, Revenue, Education, Medical, Sports departments, etc.
It is noteworthy that in the year 2018-19, the department spent Rs 1,625.87 crore on 3,925 works under the Accelerated Economic Development Scheme.
It is also worth mentioning that the Rural Engineering department, formerly known as Rural Engineering Service, was founded in the year 1972 for constructing roads and buildings in the remote rural areas of the state.