Assam to construct 9000 km PMGSY roads by March 2018
Assam Public Works Department (PWD) minister Parimal Suklabaidya said on Thursday said the Centre has already sanctioned 8000 km roads under PMGSY for the project.
"We hope, the Centre will sanctioned funds for the rest 1000 km roads soon. We are targeting to construct these rural roads by March 2018. Apart from this, the state PWD will construct 340 bridges in rural areas under PMGSY during the period," Suklabaidya said.
The senior BJP leader representing Barak Valley said the department has also decided to upgrade 200 wooden bridges to RCC bridge.
According to reports, the Centre has sanctioned funds for a total of 5935 rural roads (19430 km) and 349 bridges under PMGSY to Assam in the past nine years.
Out of this, the state has completed 4332 rural roads (14740.41 km) and 173 bridgess.
Assam is yet to complete 1087 rural roads (2959.37 km) and 176 bridges out of the sanctioned works.
The Assam PWD minister said the state Public Works department has taken adequate measures to speed up the pending projects.
Suklabaidya further said his department has also taken appropriate measures for repair and restoration the roads and bridges, which were damaged in the recent devastating flood.
"Work on National Highways involving Rs 539 crore will be carried out in coming days. We are concentrating on the repairing work of maximum number of National Highways damaged in the two waves of devastating flood by October next," the Assam minister said.
The current flood had damaged over 600 km National Highways, 6 bridges, 80 numbers approach roads, 700 numbers State Highways, district roads and rural roads in the state.
"The actual flood damaging cost is yet to be known. The department is engaged in finding out the actual flood damage infrastructure," Suklabaidya said.
The minister said it will take time to complete the repairing works of flood damage infrastructure.
Suklabaidya on Thursday had reviewed the flood damages in the state with the top officials of his department in Guwahati.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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