CM INAUGURATEED AND LAID THE FOUNDATION STONE OF 11346 ROADS AND 730 BRIDGES AT A COST OF Rs. 21406.36 CRORE

CM INAUGURATEED AND LAID THE FOUNDATION STONE OF 11346 ROADS AND 730 BRIDGES AT A COST OF Rs. 21406.36 CRORE

18-JULY-ENG 17

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

PATNA-------------------------Bihar Chief Minister Shri Nitish Kumar today inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 11346 roads and 730 bridges at a cost of Rs 21406.36 crore under Rural Works Department through remote from 'Sankalp' located at 1 Anne Marg. During the program, Additional Chief Secretary of Rural Works Department Shri Deepak Kumar Singh gave detailed information to the Chief Minister about the schemes of rural roads and bridges which were inaugurated and foundation stone laid today through a presentation. In the presentation, Shri Deepak Kumar Singh also shared the updated status of construction of rural roads and bridges scheme wise under Rural Works Department, details of renovation / upgradation of constructed rural roads, progress and updated status of Rural Road Strengthening and Management Program, Chief Minister Rural Connectivity Scheme (Remaining), Chief Minister Rural Bridge Scheme and Sulabh Samparkta Scheme.

Addressing the program, the Chief Minister said that the Rural Works Department is constructing and maintaining rural roads and bridges in a very good manner, for which I congratulate the department. He said that through many schemes including Rural Road Strengthening and Management Program, Chief Minister Rural Connectivity Scheme (Remaining), Chief Minister Rural Bridge Scheme, Sulabh Samparkta Scheme, the construction of paved roads to the tolls of every village has been ensured so that people can get convenience in transportation. We have provided basic facilities to the people everywhere in Bihar, be it urban areas or rural areas, and every possible effort is being made to make it better. While giving instructions to the officials, the Chief Minister said that the schemes whose work has been started and foundation stone has been laid today should be completed within the stipulated time frame, take special care of this. With the construction of these roads and bridges, people will get more convenience in transportation.

Additional Chief Secretary of Rural Works Department, Mr. Deepak Kumar Singh welcomed the Chief Minister by presenting him a green plant.

It is noteworthy that under the Rural Road Strengthening and Management Program, the Rural Road Strengthening and Management Program has been started in the year 2024 as a new component of the Chief Minister Rural Road Upgradation Scheme. Under this, a total of 5 thousand 47 paths (length 8 thousand 893 km) whose total approved amount is Rs 6 thousand 198 crores, whose work has been started today. Apart from this, the foundation stone has been laid for a total of 4 thousand 79 paths (length 6 thousand 484 km) whose total approved amount is Rs 5 thousand 627 crores.

Mukhyamantri Setu Yojana was earlier implemented for the construction of bridges / access / paths etc. left on rural paths for smooth connectivity in rural areas through the Chief Minister Rural Bridge Scheme, which has been restarted. Under the Chief Minister Rural Bridge Scheme, work has been started on 409 bridges whose total sanctioned amount is Rs. 1,859 crore and under the State Scheme, work has been started on 5 schemes whose total sanctioned amount is Rs. 48 crore. Under the Chief Minister Rural Bridge Scheme, foundation stone has been laid on 295 bridges whose total sanctioned amount is Rs. 1,792 crore and under the State Scheme, foundation stone has been laid on 24 schemes whose total sanctioned amount is Rs. 279 crore. Under the Chief Minister Rural Bridge Scheme (Residuary), Chief Minister Rural Bridge Scheme (Residuary) has been started to provide all-weather single road connectivity to the isolated settlements/hamlets with a population of 100 or more in the state of Bihar. Under this scheme, work has been started on a total of 301 roads (length-490 km), whose total sanctioned amount is Rs 618 crore, and foundation stone has been laid on a total of 1 thousand 908 roads (length-3 thousand 397 km), whose total sanctioned amount is Rs 4 thousand 884 crore. Apart from this, foundation stone/commencement of work has been done for a total of 8 schemes under Sulabh Samparkta Yojana, amounting to Rs 101 crore.

On this occasion, Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Samrat Chaudhary, Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Vijay Kumar Sinha, Water Resources cum Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mr. Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Rural Works Minister Mr. Ashok Chaudhary, Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Mr. Deepak Kumar, Chief Secretary Mr. Amritlal Meena, Development Commissioner Mr. Pratyaya Amrit, Additional Chief Secretary of Rural Works Department Mr. Deepak Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Dr. S. Siddharth, Secretary to the Chief Minister Mr. Kumar Ravi, Special Officer to the Chief Minister and senior officers of Rural Works Department were present.