State govt. to give Rs. 500 crore for facelift to roads.

Stretches of State highways which have withered due to the impact of the rains are set to get a facelift as the State government has sanctioned Rs. 500 crore for repairing important stretches of roads.

Disclosing this to reporters in Bangalore recently, Public Works Minister H.C. Mahadevappa said the funds would be used for filling pot-holes and repairing damaged stretches on State highways and major district roads (MDRs). Repair work would start soon after the rains relent, he noted.

The funds have been released for handling any damages till March 2015, he said.


THE HINDU