Dehradun, Aug. 16 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 13 Aug: Rural Development Minister Ganesh Joshi has issued clear instructions to officials to give top priority to reopening roads blocked by heavy rains under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).

On Wednesday, during a review meeting of the Uttarakhand Rural Roads Development Agency (URRDA) at his Camp Office in Hathibadkala, Minister Joshi obtained detailed information on the damage caused by the rains and the status of road closures under PMGSY. He directed that roads blocked due to heavy rainfall be reopened on war footing and that repair and reconstruction work on rain-damaged roads and bridges be completed at the earliest.

The Minister further instructed that compensatio...