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The State authorities is hopeful of completing enactment connected 7,110 km of agrarian roads selected for rebuilding nether the Pragati Patha strategy successful the adjacent one-and-a-half years, contempt respective objections raised by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which is backing the project.
Replying to K.M. Shivalinge Gowda (Congress), Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge informed the Legislative Assembly connected Wednesday that nether the Pragati Patha scheme, the authorities plans to rebuild 7,110 km of agrarian roads astatine a outgo of ₹5,180 crore. Of this, the ADB is lending ₹3,242 crore.
A full of 1,353 roads were selected constituency-wise. Of these, the ADB has raised objections to 293 roads. These roads are located successful Bengaluru Rural, Chamarajanagar, Chikkamagaluru, Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts, Mr. Kharge said.
Priyank Kharge
Detailed task reports (DPRs) person been prepared for 999 roads, and 573 are acceptable for tendering. Tenders volition beryllium floated successful the adjacent one-and-a-half months, helium said.
The ADB has raised objections to roads that walk done reserve wood areas, regions prone to human–animal conflict, migratory vertebrate habitats, and different environmentally delicate zones, helium added.
Mr. Kharge said the ADB squad had been informed that the roads projected for improvement were not caller but had existed for astir 50 years and were already motorable.
