Nitish Kumar unveils rural infrastructure projects worth ₹8,837 Crore | India News – Times of India

Patna: CM Nitish Kumar on Friday virtually inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 6,199 rural road and bridge projects under the Department of National Works (RWD) worth over Rs 8,837 crore at a function held at his official residence at 1, Aney Marg here.
During her speech, the CM asked the RWD officials to take care of maintenance of rural roads, bridges and elevated roads on priority. He also asked the officials to complete all those roads bridge projects for which the first stones were laid on time and which guarantee the quality of the works.
The CM also suggested that the RWD engineers should ensure regular inspection and continuous maintenance of all those roads and bridges, which were inaugurated, so that their quality and strength are maintained. “In addition to these new roads, the RWD officials and engineers should ensure regular inspection and continuous maintenance of all existing roads of the department,” he said.
The function was attended by RWD Minister Ashok Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary to the CM Deepak Kumar, Chief Secretary Amrit Lal Meena, Development Commissioner Pratyaya Amrit, Additional Chief Secretary (RWD) Dipak Kumar Singh, both secretaries to the CM, Anupam Kumar and Kumar Ravi and several other senior officials of the state government.