Question : Rural Road Works in Jharkhand

(a) the number of road works completed in Jharkhand especially in Giridih, Bokaro and Dhanbad districts under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY);

(b) the pending cases of road works in Jharkhand under this scheme especially in Giridih, Bokaro and Dhanbad districts; and

(c) the estimated time frame for completion of these road works?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)


(a) to (c): Since inception till 12th March 2020, a total of 7,604 road works measuring a length of 28,694.73 km has been sanctioned to the State of Jharkhand under various interventions/verticals of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), out of which 6,404 road works measuring a length of 23,835.75 km have been completed and 1,200 road works of length 4,256.25 km are at various stages of completion.

The details of road works completed and pending in the districts of Bokaro, Dhanbad and Giridih under PMGSY are as under: -

( Length in Km)

District No. of Road Road Length No. of Road Road Length Balance No. Balanced
Name work Sanctioned Work Completed of Road Road
Sanctioned Completed works Length

Bokaro 387 1,359.223 337 1,157.180 50 145.322

Dhanbad 106 328.986 101 289.909 5 35.341

Giridih 546 1,920.540 467 1,701.067 79 195.322

All the ongoing road works are targeted for completion at the earliest.

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