The State Government is constructing four roads with a total length of 160 kms at a cost of Rs 491 crores in Kabeerdham district, officials informed.
The project is expected to be completed by end of the current financial year.
Notably, the State Government has approved construction of 10 new rural roads in Kabeerdham district at a project outlay of Rs 19.45 crore during the last financial year.
Notably, a total of 6372 rural roads measuring 26,815 kms had also been prepared in Chhattisgarh so far involving an expenditure of Rs 7880 crore under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) till March during the last financial year .
A total of 6697 rural roads had been approved by the Central Government measuring 29,562 kms under PMGSY.
A total of 105 new roads would be constructed in various districts of Chhattisgarh under batch-II of the project work under PPMGSY, officials informed.
It may be recalled that the worst insurgency infested districts of Chhattisgarh would be able to further provide a boost to rural road connectivity work with the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approving a Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely "Road Connectivity Project for left Wing Extremism (lWE) Affected Areas".
The project is aimed at improving the rural road connectivity in the worst lWE affected districts from security angle, officials informed.
The project will be implemented as a vertical under PMGSY to provide connectivity with necessary culverts and cross-drainage structures in 44 worst affected lWE districts and adjoining districts in the country, critical from security and communication point of view. The roads will be operable throughout the year irrespective of all weather conditions.
Under the project, construction/upgradation of 5,411.81 km road and 126 bridges/Cross Drainage works will be taken up at an estimated cost of Rs.11,724.53 crore in the above district.
A total of 5894 kilometers of roads will be laid, 223 buildings will be constructed and 144 bridges and railway overhead bridges will be built in the entire State during the next 18 months, they informed.
Chief Minister Raman Singh had recently asked the Chhattisgarh Road Development Corporation (CGRDC) officials to lay a network of 808 kilometers roads at a cost of Rs 2179 crore in another 18 months time.
He directed officials to complete the laying of roads by May 2018, officials informed.
The Chief Minister also laid stress on completing the rural road connectivity projects so that the villagers can have smooth all-weather transport in the years to come.
The Chhattisgarh Government has set 2018 deadline to complete construction of an additional 3,000 kms of road network with an investment of USD 2.34 billion.
This is based on the basis of an Annuity/BOT/loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), official sources informed.
Notably, ADB had also been helping Chhattisgarh government upgrade about 916 kilometers of roads in the State.
The works include development of new road sections, two laning work, constructing and strengthening culverts and bridges, officials stated.
Notably, new stretches of rural roads are rapidly coming up in Chhattisgarh with massive funding support from ADB, officials stated.
The ADB has provided lending support to Chhattisgarh for projects undertaken under PMGSY.
The international funding agency had been helping to either construct or upgrade 31,000 kms of rural roads in the States of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradsh, Odisha, West Bengal and Assam nationally, officials stated.