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Guwahati : Assam will construct around 9000 km rural roads in the state under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) by March 2018.
Assam Public Works Department (PWD) minister Parimal Suklabaidya on Thursday said that, the Centre has already sanctioned 8000 km roads under PMGSY out of 9000 km.
"We hope, the Centre will sanctioned rest roads soon. We are targeting to construct these rural roads by March 2018. Apart from it, the state PWD will construct 340 bridges in rural areas under PMGSY during the period," Suklabaidya said.
The senior BJP leader representing Barak Valley and took charge the Public Works department only a year back said that, the department has also decided to upgrade 200 wooden bridges to RCC bridge.
According to the Union government, the Centre had sanctioned a total of 5935 numbers rural road (19430 km) and 349 numbers bridge under PMGSY to Assam in past 9 years.
Out of the sanctioned works, the state has completed 4332 numbers rural road (14740.41 km) and 173 bridges.
Assam is yet to complete 1087 rural roads (2959.37 km) and 176 bridges out of the sanctioned works.
The Assam PWD minister said that, the state Public Works department has taken adequate measures to speed up the pending projects and asked the contractors to complete the pending projects within short time.
Parimal Suklabaidya further said that, his department has also taken appropriate measures to repair and restoration the roads and bridges, which were damaged in the recent devastating flood.
"Rs 539 crore of works at National Highways will be carried out in coming days. We are targeting to complete the repairing works of maximum 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 know. The department is engaged to find out the actual flood damage infrastructure," Parimal Suklabaidya said.
The Assam PWD minister said that, it will take time to complete the repairing works of flood damage infrastructure.
Meanwhile, Parimal 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)
