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Govt. Clears Three Road Projects for Chhattisgarh

  • The government has ordered construction of roads in the Naxal affected areas of Chhattisgarh with latest techniques. The three projects costing over seven crore rupees will be taken up in the districts of Dantewada, Bijapur and Narainpur. The Ministry of Rural Development has sanctioned these projects under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.AIR correspondent reports, these roads will be constructed using the latest soil stabilization techniques, using Polymer in the liquid form. One of the main problems in the construction of roads in remote forested areas is the non-availability of stone aggregate which is brought from at least 100 kilometers away.

  • De-reservation procedures have to be followed to divert forest land. Such problems have delayed the road construction works in these areas, apart from increasing the costs. Lack of good connectivity has wide implications for the overall development activities and inclusive growth, particularly in naxal-affected areas. The new technology besides reducing the time for construction will also save valuable forest area from being diverted.

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