– BJP MLAs had demanded to improve the roads of less than ten kilometers
– Provision will be kept for the internal roads of cities and towns in view of the urban body elections
MP Budget 2022: Bhopal (State Bureau). In view of the urban body in 2022 and the assembly elections to be held in the year 2023, the government will focus the budget on infrastructure development. Special attention will be given to road construction in urban and rural areas. For this, the Urban Development and Housing and Public Works Department will also get a package in the budget. There will be a provision of one thousand crore rupees for the roads of urban areas. At the same time, the Public Works Department will get additional funds for construction of roads of less than 10 km length.
Complaints regarding the condition of roads in urban areas
There have been complaints regarding the condition of the roads in the urban areas of the state. In view of this, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had directed the Urban Development and Housing Department during the departmental review to repair the roads of cities and towns. For this, a provision of one thousand crore rupees should be made in the budget so that there is no obstacle in the construction work.
Lump sum amount to Public Works Department for short length roads
Similarly, when suggestions for the budget were taken from BJP MLAs, most of them talked about making provision to speed up the infrastructure development works in rural areas. The Chief Minister also agreed with this and directed to prepare an action plan to focus on the construction of roads of less than 10 km length. Sources say that a lump sum amount will be provided to the Public Works Department for short length roads in the budget. With this, those works of the priority roads of the public representatives can be done, which are not included in any other scheme.
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