The Chhattisgarh Road Development Corporation (CGRDC) will be using both web and mobile based 'Project Management System'.
The project is part of the Integrated Project Management System (IPMS) to monitor road development projects in the State, officials stated.
Notably, the Chhattisgarh Government has adopted Public Private Partnership (PPP) model for development of roads in the State. The State Government is planning to construct roads measuring 13,000 km with an investment of Rs42,000 crore over the next three years. The budget allocation during 2016-17 for this is a massive Rs6,101 crore, representing an increase of 56 per cent over the preceding year.
Notably, a total of 12 roads have been marked under Chhattisgarh State Road Development Project, out of which work on developing six roads has already been started, officials stated.
This year, 3724 kms of roads have been built and upgraded and construction of 41 bridges has been completed. Construction of 123 bridges is in progress. It may be recalled that the Centre has also approved as many as three new National Highway projects in Chhattisgarh during the past three financial years.
The cumulative cost of the highway projects stood at Rs150.37 crores, officials stated.
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved Rs3,300 crore for broadening and upgradation of the National Highways in Chhattisgarh.
Notably in July this year, the Central Government had also announced that it would award contracts for three key road projects in Chhattisgarh measuring 149 kms to be developed at an estimated cost of Rs3,522 crores this year, officials stated.
It is targetted to award 273 road projects in the country covering a length of approximately 12,900 km amounting to about Rs1,26,700 crore during 2015-16 under various schemes of the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, officials had stated.
The Central Government had also sanctioned an amount of Rs305.56 crore for 10 important works under Central Road Fund Scheme during 2015-16 in Chhattisgarh, officials stated.
These 10 works include construction of one road route, two Railway over-bridges and under-bridges, one fly-over and bridge.