Chandigarh, Aug. 5 -- With pressure mounting from MLAs to repair rural link roads keeping in mind the Punjab assembly elections in early 2027, the state government has decided to raise more money (approximately Rs.800 crore) to repair 8,000-km roads. This will be in addition to the Punjab government's move to repair 12,000 km of rural roads by raising a loan of Rs.1,800 crore from NABARD through the Punjab Mandi Board that is the nodal agency to repair these roads.
The process of finalising the contractor to repair 12,000-km roads is underway and many tenders have already been allotted. According to a senior Mandi Board functionary, the government has also floated the tender for the additional repair of 8,000 km of link roads connecting ...
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