Shillong, Nov 29: The World Bank will provide US $230 million aid to help build 1625 kilometres of road under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sarak Yojna in economically backward state of Meghalaya.
However, Meghalaya Government has admitted that the progress of implementation of PMGSY schemes in the state is slow as the Chief Minister has stressed that the State Government needs to fast track the PMGSY scheme implementation.
Chief Minister said, “We need to fast track the PMGSY scheme implementation since Government does not have much time to implement the scheme.”
Government has to construct 1625 kilometers of road in the state under the PMGSY within 2015 and already three years have gone by.
The PWD department so far has prepared 224 DPRs for the approximately 600 kilometres of the road under the PMGSY.
The Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma said that the Government would cover those villages under the scheme that has not been covered under any other scheme.
“In the meeting few hurdles were flagged and arrived at discussions,” Chief Minister told reporters here on Friday.
So far, the PWD department has prepared 224 DPR for approximately 600 kilometers of the road under the scheme.
According to Sangma, Government need to have a comprehensive plan for effective transport system in the form of railways, roads and inland and put in place an institutionalised system of transport.
He told reporters that the Government has urged the world bank to provide consultancy services to the state in preparing the estimates and details of the proposed plans .(SP News)
