Rural roads in Belagavi to be developed under Pragatipath
The Belagavi Zilla Panchayat is set to construct 481.14 km of rural roads under the Pragatipath scheme. This initiative, costing ₹350 crore, aims to enhance rural connectivity across all 18 Assembly seats in the district. The project will be funded with a mix of loans and state contributions, and is expected to be monitored by the Karnataka Rural Road Development Corporation.
- ▪The project will cover 481.14 km of rural roads in Belagavi.
- ▪It is part of a larger initiative to develop 7,110 km of rural roads in Karnataka.
- ▪The total cost of the project is ₹350 crore, with funding from the Asian Development Bank.
- ▪Tenders for the first phase of 230.54 km have already been invited at a cost of ₹163 crore.
- ▪The project aims to improve the quality and systematic network of rural roads over five years.
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The Belagavi Zilla Panchayat will take up construction of 481.14 km of rural roads in the district under the State government’s Pragatipath scheme.They will be developed in all the 18 Assembly seats at a cost of ₹350 crore.“The State government has initiated the project with assistance from Asian Development Bank (ADB) to develop 7,110 km of rural roads in the State at a cost of ₹5,190 crore. The last time the project was taken up was six years ago. Works will start soon,” Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi has said.“The objective of the scheme is to bring rural roads to good condition and build a systematic and qualitative road network. This project will be implemented with external financial assistance of 70% loan and 30% State share. This is a five-year annual maintenance project.
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