Gujarat to Replace Asphalt Roads with CC Roads to End Recurring Monsoon Damage

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has taken a key step towards finding a permanent solution to the problem of asphalt roads that frequently deteriorate across the state. At a state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday, it was decided to construct internal roads in municipal corporations, municipalities and villages in phases using cement concrete (C.C.). The Cabinet also decided to expand the construction of C.C. roads in industrial areas wherever required.

The government said that C.C. roads will improve the strength, durability and overall quality of road infrastructure. Modern construction technology will also be adopted wherever necessary.

The Cabinet also reviewed the Energy Department’s efforts to restore electricity supply swiftly during the recent spell of heavy rainfall. More than 900 teams comprising over 3,400 electricity workers worked on a war footing to repair 2,575 feeders, 1,464 electricity poles and 5,000 transformers damaged in the rains. As a result, power supply was restored within a few hours in all 1,197 villages that had experienced outages.

The Chief Minister stressed that the safety of electricity workers deployed in the field should be given top priority. He directed officials to ensure strict compliance with safety protocols and provide modern safety equipment wherever required.

The Cabinet also decided to give fresh impetus to the statewide cleanliness campaign. Responding to the Chief Minister’s earlier appeal, public representatives, government officials, voluntary organisations and citizens across Gujarat will participate in at least one hour of Shram Dan on the first Sunday of August. The government appealed to people across the state to join the campaign in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Swachh Bharat.’

At the beginning of the meeting, the Cabinet paid tribute to those who lost their lives due to various incidents during the recent heavy rains and floods in the state. It also expressed condolences to the bereaved families.

The Cabinet also congratulated Indian athletes for their impressive performance at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. With India having won 10 medals so far—2 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze—the Gujarat government extended its congratulations to the athletes and their coaches and wished them success in the remaining competitions. DeshGujarat