Three lakh kilometers of roads have been constructed underneath the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) within the final six years, compared to 1.88 lakh km between 2009 and 2014, Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh mentioned on Tuesday.
Addressing a gathering after the discharge of rural connectivity GIS information within the public area, Singh mentioned that because the inception of PMGSY, about 7 lakh km of roads have been constructed, connecting 1.62 lakh habitations throughout the nation.
On the event, the National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA), the nodal implementation company of the PMGSY scheme, signed MoU with three GIS corporations.
GIS know-how can be utilized for the development within the planning and implementation of tasks in India’s rural areas, Singh mentioned.
He mentioned the target of the collaboration was to alternate the info for higher planning and implementation of each the PMGSY and Gati Shakti.
In an announcement, the ministry mentioned, “The pace of construction of rural roads under PMGSY has seen massive growth during the last seven years and emphasis has been given to new technology resulting in a saving of about Rs 5,000 crore.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
