Shimla, March 10 -- The public works department (PWD) minister Vikramaditya Singh on Monday informed that the Union ministry of finance has extended the deadline for completion of pending works under PMGSY-I in the remote Dodra Kwar area of Shimla district up to March 31, 2027.

This decision, he said, follows his recent meeting in New Delhi with the Union minister for rural development Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Vikramaditya stated that a portion of the PMGSY-I road works in the Dodra Kwar region had been facing delays due to extremely difficult terrain, harsh climatic conditions and a very short working season.

Expressing gratitude, Vikramaditya said that the state government is fully committed to ensuring all-weather road connectivity to...