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Odisha Government launched a new scheme–‘Mukhya Mantri Sadak Yojana-Disaster Resilient Roads' on Wednesday with the objective to build resilient road infrastructure to ensure minimal disruption in connectivity during and after disasters enabling unhindered access to emergency operational services in disaster affected areas of the State.
These roads are aimed to serve as lifelines in disaster prone areas and are to be durable and sustainable enough to withstand damage due to disasters with minimum maintenance.
Works under this scheme would include improvement, strengthening with interventions such as raising of road embankment above flood level, providing protection walls and stone pitching works to prevent erosion, providing adequate number of cross drainage structures at all possible locations ensuring proper drainage of flood water and to avoid overtopping or breaches of roads, replacing submersible bridges with high level bridges and providing adequate catch water drains and breast walls on hillside of roads etc.
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The scheme has been approved for implementation for a period of five years from 2025-26 to 2029-30 with an outlay of Rs 1,000 crore. The Cabinet has approved for execution of projects to the tune of approximately 500 Km targeted to be taken up during 2025-26 to 2029-30.
