DEPUTY Chief Minister and State Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Arun Sao on Wednesday said that no compromise would be tolerated regarding the quality of road construction and infrastructure works in the State. Talking to media persons at the Auditorium of Samvad in Nava Raipur Atal Nagar today, Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao highlighted the achievements of the PWD and outlined the future plans of the department. Construction of roads is being carried out rapidly with quality in the state. There will be no compromise quality of construction of roads in the State, said Sao. He said that a total of 1572 works worth Rs 12,666.2 crore including 1285 roads, 247 bridges and 42 buildings worth have been approved by the Department within the last two and a half years of the BJP Government in the State. At present, road construction of 6,000 kilometres is in progress in the State. A total of 582 construction works worth around Rs 3,060 crore have been inaugurated within the last two and a half years. Foundation stones for construction of 1121 new works worth Rs 8184 crore have been laid within the last two and a half years, he added.

 

Construction of joint district office buildings in new districts is in progress. Constructions of guest houses, auditorium, sports complexes are in progress in various districts. Detailed Project Report (DPR) is being prepared for new roads in capital city Raipur. 19 roads have been approved under Rajya Drutgami Sadad Sampark Yojana. Besides, 17 new roads have been approved in Bastar region under Bastar Drutgami Sadak Sampark Yojana In enhance industrial corridor, three roads- namely Raigarh-Loing-Mahapalli road, Kotami-Pasan-JatagaKatghora road and “Dhurkot-Pendarva-Chandrapur road have been sanctioned in the State. Government of India has approved Rs 15,000 crore for annual work plan of 2026- 27 for upgradation of national highways in the State. Work and Accounts Monitoring Integration System (WAMIS) will be implemented by the PWD soon. Integrated registration system will be upgraded. Necessary measures are being taken for empanelment of architects, consultants and others on the line of National Highways Authority of India. Besides, the PWD, which is the nodal department for implementation of Mukhyamantri Adhosanrachana Mission, is taking 10 different actions, said the PWD.