Vijayawada : Expedite road, bridge works, CM Jagan tells officials

Vijayawada : Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed the officials to expedite construction work of roads, bridges, RoBs and flyovers across the state on a priority basis without any delay.

Reviewing the construction and maintenance of roads carried out under the Departments of Roads and Buildings, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, NIDA, Tribal Welfare, Municipal Administration and Urban Development here on Tuesday, the Chief Minister instructed the authorities to focus on completing the road works on a war footing and make them available for the public use at the earliest.

He emphasised making pothole-free roads across the State besides completing the pending roads. Regarding repair works in corporations and municipalities, he said that all the potholes must be repaired by July 15, and photo galleries should be arranged by July 20. Further, the Chief Minister said the construction of new bridges in Nivar-affected areas should be taken up on a priority basis. He told the officials to start the construction works immediately. He instructed the officials to prepare an action plan for the maintenance of Panchayat roads besides constructing new ones.

Taking a dig at the Opposition, Jagan said that various conspiracies are being hatched to prevent development works in the state, where the Opposition parties were working with an agenda to stop financial aid from the Centre and drag government into legal tangles. Despite all odds, the State government is moving forward and completing all the development works on priority without any payment dues to benefit the public, he said.

The officials informed that Rs 2205 crore spent on 1168 repair works and special works under the R&B Department, of which 675 works have been completed and 491 are in progress. Under NIDA-1, a total of 233 works was being carried out with an expenditure of Rs 2479.61 crore and in Panchayat Raj Department 1843 roads are being constructed at a cost of Rs 1072.92 crore.