The State Government will review the white-topping of roads in the State and introduce norms for it, owing to the high cost of the process, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai informed Legislative Council on Thursday.
“If normal asphalting costs ₹75 lakh to ₹1 crore for a km, white-topping costs ₹9 to ₹10 crore for the same length. The government will relook into white-topping due to the high cost though the maintenance of the white-topped roads is low,” the Chief Minister said, responding to a question from Congress member S. Ravi. “Heavy-traffic Roads on which multi-axle vehicles ply will be given priority,” he added.
