Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Rajesh Munat on Thursday said that 20 new bridges will be built at a cost of Rs 60.80 crore in Surguja division.
He revealed that Rs 11.36 crore had been allocated in the fiscal 2018-19.
Munat said that the bridge to be built at a cost of Rs 80 lakh on river Hasdeo river will connect Paradol-Tendudand in Surguja district. Another bridge will link Kodimar-Domnidand will be built at a cost of Rs 80 lakh.
He said that Rs 60 lakh had been allocated for bridge over Jhiki Canal in development block Kunkuri district Jashpur on Jokbahala. About Rs 60 lakh had been set apart for a bridge over Samatiya Canal near village Nagri in development block Bharatpur.
An amount of Rs 40 lakh had been allocated for constructing a bridge over Khadun Canal connecting Sagjhor-Tumla route, Munat said.
Similarly, a bridge will be built at a cost of Rs 40 lakh connecting Chabda-Rampur main route in Surajpur district. About Rs 86 lakh had been sanctioned for building a bridge on Mahan River on Ambikapur-Karsi route and Rs 85 lakh to build a bridge linking Sura-Amdarda on Mahan River.
The State Government has provisioned Rs 93.61 crore in the budget of current fiscal 2018-19 for construction of nearly 417 km long roads and 34 bridges also informed PWD Minister Rajesh Munat early this month.
Out of the total provisioned amount, Rs 5.03 crore has been provisioned for construction of 27.2 km roads and two bridges in Bastar district in Bastar Division.
likewise, Rs 1.80 crore have been provisioned for construction of three bridges in Sukma district, Rs 4.60 crore for construction 15-km road and one bridge in Bijapur district, Rs 6.92 crore for construction of 36.6 km road in South Bastar (Dantewada) district, Rs 5.96 crore for construction of 40-km long road and two bridges in North Bastar (Kanker), Rs 4.24 crore for construction of 15-km road and a bridge in Narayanpur district of Bastar Division, Rs 4.24 crore for construction of 15-km road and a bridge in Kondagaon district.
Munat informed that under Surguja division, Rs 8.16 crore have been provisioned for construction of 42-km road and three bridges in Surguja district, Rs 14.56 crore for construction of 49-km road and five bridges in Koriya district, Rs 10.77 crore for construction of 58.5 kms long road in Surajpur district, Rs 3.11 crore for construction of four bridges and 7.6 kms in Balrampur-Ramanujganj district, Rs 15 .50 crore for construction 75 kms of roads and four bridges in Jashpur district and Rs 8.72 crore for construction 35.5 kms of road and four bridges in Gariaband district.