Patna, April 7: Villages in Bihar will now connect directly to highways. The government has initiated a project to link rural settlements with major roads. The Rural Works Department has launched a scheme for improved connectivity across the state.
It has been reported that after connecting 121,000 rural settlements with all-weather roads, the next step is to link these areas directly to major highways. An official from the Rural Works Department stated that under various initiatives like the Prime Minister’s Rural Road Scheme, the Chief Minister’s Village Connectivity Scheme, and the Rural Tola Connectivity Assurance Scheme, a total of 129,990 unconnected rural settlements have been identified.
So far, 121,151 settlements have been connected through over 120,178 kilometers of permanent all-weather roads. Efforts are ongoing to connect the remaining settlements swiftly. Under this initiative, 74 new projects have been selected, with administrative approval granted for 65 of them. Construction has already begun on 16 significant projects.
Many villages and hamlets in the state previously required residents to navigate narrow, winding, and unpaved paths to reach main roads. During the rainy season, this journey became particularly challenging.
This new scheme aims to connect remote and inaccessible rural areas directly to National Highways (NH), State Highways (SH), and major district roads. It focuses on creating new accessible routes and alternative paths (through routes or bypasses) while also reconstructing dilapidated roads to meet regional needs.
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