Gujarat government decides to allocate Rs 172.78 crore for 162 municipalities for repair of rain-damaged roads

Gandhinagar: After allocation of Rs 216 crore grant to the municipal corporation of the eight largest cities in Gujarat recently for repair of roads damaged during ongoing monsoon rain, CM Vijay Rupani today also decided to allocate Rs 172.78 crore grant for similar work in 162 municipalities across the state.

Of this amount Rs 160.48 crore will be utilized for the repair work purely in the 162 municipalities while remaining Rs 12.30 crore has been allocated for various works including thermoplast road paint, curb paint, street-light board and works related to road safety in the jurisdiction of 31 of these urban bodies.

Of the 162 muncipalites 27 were from Ahmedabad zone, 30 from Gandhinagar zone, 26 from Vadodara zone, 22 from Surat zone, 30 from Rajkot zone while 27 from Bhavnagar zone.

Notably out of the 216 crore grant under the Mukhyamantri Sadak Yojana, allocated to the 8 municipal corporations in September this year Rs.60 crores had been allocated to Ahmedabad, Rs.50 crores to Surat, Rs.35 crores to Vadodara, Rs.25 crores to Rajkot, Rs.15 crores to Bhavnagar and Jamnagar each, Rs.6 crores to Junagadh and Rs.10 crores to Gandhinagar.

Notably, a budget of Rs.500 crores has been provisioned under Mukhyamantri Sadak Yojana for 2019-20.

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