Chhattisgarh’s roads will open new avenues of development: Chief Minister
Approval of Rs 16 thousand 670 crore for 7 thousand 406 works of roads and bridges in the last four and a half years
- Manoj Singh, Assistant Director
Raipur, 3 July 2023
The roadmap prepared by Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel for trust and development in all the districts of Chhattisgarh is now taking shape. The roads of Chhattisgarh are the lifeline here, which will open new avenues of development in the coming times, business will increase, tourism and historical places will develop, economically the hinterland of Chhattisgarh will move towards prosperity. All this will be possible with the help of those corridors of roads, the work of increasing them is going on.
In the last four and a half years in the state, about 16 thousand 670 crore rupees have been approved for 7406 works of roads and bridges and about 908 crore rupees for 419 works of buildings in the state. In the last 4 years, 9884 km under the state head. The roads have been upgraded. Of these, 4 thousand 41 km. New asphalting of roads, 3 thousand 244 km. Asphalted renovation of roads, 1 thousand 113 km. Widening of roads, 588 kms. Strengthening of roads and 898 kms. Cement concretization of roads has been done.
According to Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, trust, development and security are the main mantras of the government. According to the Chief Minister, it is most important to provide basic facilities in the interior areas of Chhattisgarh. The aim of the government is to provide ration, education, health, communication medium, everyday things, employment and means of livelihood to the villagers, for which road is an important means.
* Inner areas of Bastar are joining the mainstream * The
inaccessible areas of districts like Sukma, Bijapur, Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bastar of Bastar division are gradually becoming included in the mainstream. With the construction and repair of roads, the registration number of farmers has increased, the sale of paddy has increased in these areas, forest produce collection and sale activities have increased and employment opportunities have also become available in Chhattisgarh.
