The State Government will build 50 new rural roads in the district at a cost of Rs82.24 crore.This was informed in the General Body meeting of the District Panchayat held here under the chairmanship of District Panchayat President Krishna Ravindra Patel.
In the meeting, the members held in-depth discussions on the quality and dead line of the works which are being carried out in the district . Officials of the construction agencies were directed in the meeting to obtain necessary approvals from the concerned authorities and complete various projects assigned to them on time.At the start of the meeting, they discussed on the decisions taken during the District Panchayat General Body Meeting which was held last January 17.
Executive Engineer of the Rural Road Development Agency said at the meeting that a road larger than what has been built at Baramkela, is being constructed between Baramkela and Nawapara.At present the construction of the CC road in Kamrid and Singarpur has been complete.It was informed in the meeting that the two roads each in Baramkela and Sarangarh block and one each in Puhsair and Raigarh block undertaken under the PMGSY have been delayed as some land are forest land and belonged to the villagers.
The necessary approval has been obtained for the construction of 50 new roads in the district. A total 170. 59 km long roads would be built at a cost Rs82.24 crore, the officials informed. Tendering process for the roads have been initiated.