Rural Works Department
BIHAR
Beneficiary Oriented Solution - State
Agriculture
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Development of rural roads brings multiple socio-economic benefits to the rural areas which form a strong base of the National economy. The connectivity of rural habitations through good all weather roads has brought appreciable impact on Agriculture, Employment Generation, Industry, Health, Education, Transport facilities, Urbanization, Poverty Alleviation.
Project Details
Brief Background
The Government of Bihar (GOB) is committed to an all round Social and Economic development of the State. Recognising the role played by an efficient and high quality road network to the rural community. Towards this end an elaborate programme of rural road development needs to be quickly initiated. The responsibilities of construction of rural roads (with necessary culverts and cross-drainage structures) lie with the Rural Works Department.
Objective
The rural roads are built up according to standards and specifications led down by Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) Government of India in consultation with Indian Road Congress (IRC).From the design stage to construction and Maintenance stage the roads have to pass through rigorous specifications in terms Of geometrics construction materials technical standards and the whole gamut of Engineering parameters. In addition to these standards and specifications an Integral maintenance provision for 5 years in the EPC contract is the near hallmark of the rural connectivity program.
Benefits
The enormous task of building and maintaining roads poses a formidable challenge in so far assuring the quality technical workmanship and overall output along with real time rectification interventions is concerned. Given the manpower constraint of the department system of various tiers of inspection testing and measurements reporting and rectification complied with engineering and administrative interventions is therefore urgently required.
Implementation Methodology
Bihar figures among states with very poor rural connectivity. Out of a total of 129209 habitations identified in Central State Core Networks and Supplementary State Core Network of rural connectivity the state has been able to provide connectivity to 68174 habitations by single all-weather roads till date. Out of these 68174 habitations about 45672 habitations have been covered under the centrally- sponsored flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and the rest 22493-odd habitations under various state schemes mainly under the state sponsored supplementary flagship schemes called Mukhya Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana and its successor Mukhya Mantri Gram Sampark Yojana (MMGSY). To put in brief the state has the arduous task of providing connectivity to remaining about 61035 habitations in the next 5 years including about 5156 under PMGSY and the rest under MMGSY and GTSNY.Implementing Agency Details
Name of implement agency
Rural Works Department
