An amount of Rs7.55 crore had been approved by Chhattisgarh Government to construct 14 bridges and culverts and lay 12 kilometre long roads in Dhamtari district.
The roads would be constructed under the Chief Minister Rural Roads and Development Project and Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) scheme, officials stated.
About Rs6.77 crore had been allocated under the Chief Minister Rural Roads' Project and Rs77.59 lakhs under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA).
The State Public Works Department (PWD) early this month had announced that construction of as many as 16 large bridges have been completed in Chhattisgarh involving total a cost of Rs68 crore during the last one-and-half years.
Notably, Chhattisgarh’s Public Works Department (PWD) is also setting up a separate Cell to endorse design of bridges before they are constructed in the State.
State PWD Minister Rajesh Munat while chairing a meeting of the Bridge divisions of the Department here recently had directed officials to form a ‘Separate Cell’ to endorse design of bridges.
The Minister also directed the officials to have a board put up at every bridge construction site mentioning when the project was approved, the period in which the project is to be completed, project outlay, the name of the Contractor and the Engineer involved with the project.
It was informed in the meeting that a total of 142 works had been approved for a total of six Bridge Divisions of the Department.
Out of the 142 works, a total of 12 works have been stopped for which the PWD Minister directed to resume the work.
Munat said that stern action would be taken against officials in a case they don’t complete works under the stipulated time frame.
Notably, the PWD is in the process of constructing as many as eight Railway over bridges and two under bridges in the State at a cost of Rs284.37 crore.
Out of Rs284.37 crore being spent on the projects, Rs265.29 crore is being utilised for construction of eight over bridges and Rs19.8 crore is being spent on construction of two under bridges.
PWD Minister Rajesh Munat has directed officials to ensure the construction work of the bridges meet high quality standards.
The State Government had sent proposals to the Centre for construction of 294 roads worth Rs1023.51 crore and construction of 103 bridges worth Rs1318 crore for financial year 2014-15.