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, informed PWD Minister Rajesh Munat on Tuesday.
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.