North India Statesman
The Bihar government has launched an ambitious scheme to improve the state of traffic in the state. Under this scheme, 700 new bridges will be constructed at a cost of Rs 300 crore. The government believes that this scheme is not just the construction of bridges, but it is an important step towards developing villages economically and socially. This will make it easier for farmers to sell their products in the market, reach schools for children, and the way for emergency medicine will be smooth.
Launch of Chief Minister Gramin Sangu Yojana
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s initiative “Mukhyamantri Gramin Scheme” Under this, the Government of Bihar plans to construct 700 new bridges in the financial year 2025-26. The villages will be connected to the cities with these bridges and the rural infrastructure will be strengthened. For this, the government has set a budget of about 3000 crores. The scheme was approved in September 2024, and now it is working rapidly.
Old bridges will get new look
Under this scheme, not only new bridges will be constructed, but old and dilapidated bridges will also be strengthened. At the same time, work will also be done in some areas where there were no bridges already. The scheme will also work in areas where the condition of bridges has deteriorated due to floods or other natural disasters, as well as bridges will be constructed at places where there is a shortage of approach road.
14 bridges were approved in the first phase
Under this scheme, 14 bridges costing Rs 117.64 crore have got administrative approval. Currently, District Operations Committees are reviewing the proposals in all the districts and the rest of the projects are also expected to be approved soon. The main objective of these projects is to strengthen the contact system in rural areas, especially in areas where movement is affected due to rain or floods.
