PANAJI
In yet another deadline to repair the dilapidated roads across the State, Public Works Department Minister Deepak Pauskar on Tuesday said these will be repaired before May next year.
Pauskar, in November, had assured that roads would be would be fixed before January 1, 2021.
Speaking to media, he said PWD has set a target to complete the hot-mixing work of all roads before May 2021.
"All 12 taluka road hot-mixing work will be completed before May 2021, this is the target set by PWD", he said.
Claiming that the quality of roads this time will be better, Pauskar said these will last at least for 10 years if they are not dug.
"Use of Batchmix hot mix plant is our pre-condition this time. This will ensure better quality. Earlier, drum-mix plants were used ", Pauskar said.
Earlier, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant held discussions with Pauskar on various pending works related to PWD.
Stating that the Centre has sanctioned around Rs 150 crore for hot-mixing of nationals highways, he informed that a work order for the same (except concrete highways) has already been issued.
