TRANSFORMING INDIA

Innovation for Viksit Bharat

Initiative Details

Project Name Goalpara - Green technology
Department/State/District Department of Road Transport
Sector Rural Development
Year 2019
Project Details

Summary

February, 2018. Road construction had come to a standstill in Goal Para, Assam as there was no stone construction material available since stone quarries had shut down on expiry of their lease periods. The situation further worsened when, in march 2018, the RCC bridge on NH 37 - the main lifeline for the District- was severely distressed at Krishnai choking the delivery route for construction materials. In the meantime, a project for 565Km of much needed road length was sanctioned by the National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA) for Golpara district under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna... Read More