Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that today is a historic day for the State as it has received many road projects. “Development of Jharkhand will be accelerated by the construction of better roads. In Jharkhand, the transport of mineral resources is more by roads. Therefore, it is necessary to have quality roads here,” he said through video conferencing while inauguration and foundation stone laying programme of 21 road projects totaling 539 km costing Rs 3550 crore in the State.
The CM said that for the development of roads in the State by the Central Government, Rs 205 crores in the financial year 2017-18, Rs. 169 crores in 2018-19, about Rs. 500 crores in 2019-20 and Rs. 675 crores in the financial year 2020-21 were allocated.