Rahul Gandhi, MP, has urged the Wayanad district administration to expedite steps to complete construction works under Centrally sponsored projects.
Speaking after assessing the progress of projects including construction of bridges and roads at the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting in Wayanad on Thursday, Mr. Gandhi said the works should be completed in a time-bound manner.
PWD officials said as many as 11 roads had been sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana project, of which the construction of five roads had been completed, and that the tendering for the remaining roads were under way.
Mr. Gandhi directed officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to expedite steps to complete widening of the Thamarassery Ghat section of the road on Kozhikode-Kollegal National Highway 766 and improve infrastructure and facilities at the newly established Government Medical College Hospital at Mananthavady.
The meeting also assessed the progress in the execution of Centrally sponsored projects such as Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Swachh Bharat Mission, and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
District Collector Renu Raj presented the report on the progress of projects under DISHA.
