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CEMENT CONCRETE ROAD. Panchayati Raj Department Government of Odisha. Overview. One of the most popular schemes, demand for construction of Cement Concrete Roads in every village and every hamlet.
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CEMENT CONCRETE ROAD Panchayati Raj Department Government of Odisha
Overview • One of the most popular schemes, demand for construction of Cement Concrete Roads in every village and every hamlet. • Cement Concrete Roads being taken up under various schemes in order to improve the quality of life and hygienic conditions. • Panchayati Raj Department has 171070 Kms of roads under its jurisdiction, which includes over 58560 Kms of internal village roads. • 17035 Kms of roads have been converted into Cement Concrete Roads so far. • In the last 6 years, 51512 projects covering 12114 Kms of CC roads have been taken up under major schemes of the department spending a sum of `1162.26 Crore.
New Scheme – CC Road • Considering the large scale demand of CC roads in the State, the department has launched a dedicated scheme called “Cement Concrete Road”. • A budget provision of ` 100 Crore in the current year. • Focus on construction of CC Road in SC/ST/ PVTG habitations. • A village is entitled to get an amount between `3 to 7 Lakh depending upon its population. • In 2010-11, 1166 nos. of projects were taken up out of this fund.
CC Road under GGY • GopabandhuGraminYojanaprovides development assistance to 11 non-BRGF districts. • Budget provision of `148 Crore during the current year only for CC Roads. • A village is entitled to get `3 to 15 Lakh depending upon its population. • 31262 nos. of projects have been taken up since inception under this scheme
CC Road under BRGF • BRGF is being implemented in 19 districts of Odisha. • Construction of Cement Concrete Roads is a major activity being taken up under the scheme. • During the current year `128.40 Crore has been earmarked for construction of Cement Concrete Road under BRGF. • The minimum amount given to a village is `2 Lakh. • 11001 nos. of projects have been taken up under the scheme so far.
CC Road under Finance Commission Award • PRIs receives funds under Finance Commission Grant for operation and maintenance of water supply and for improving sanitation in villages. • Construction of CC road with drain is a major activity which is taken up in the villages for improving sanitation. • Funds are available under Basic Grant and Performance Grant with additional allocation for Scheduled Areas. • A Panchayat will get between `2.62 Lakh to 3.20 Lakh depending upon population during the current year. • In 2011-12, ` 200.16 Crore has been allocated for CC Road out of total allocation of ` 404.52 Crore. • Total allocation available with the State in 5 years (2010-11 to 2015-16) for CC road and drain is `1407.44 Crore.
Budget : 2011-12 ` in Crore
Budget : 2011-12 • `566.40 Crore approximately is allocated for Cement Concrete Road during the current year under 4 major schemes. • In addition, the unspent balance for ongoing projects which are to be spent during the year will be around `176.96 Crore. • A sum of approximately `743.36 Crore are available during 2011-12 under CC Road, GGY, BRGF and FCA. • Approximately 4130 Kmsof cement concrete road can be covered as per the prevailing rates `18.00 Lakh per KM.
CC Road under other Schemes • CC roads are also being constructed under various schemes belonging to different departments like • RLTAP, • BijuKBK/ Kandhamal/ Gajapati, • MLALAD, • MPLAD, • WODC, • IAP, • ITDA Grants, • FDR Grant etc. • The amount available under these schemes together will also be substantial.
CC Road : Standard Specification • DRDAs have been following standard specification of 3 meter width and 7 inch thickness (4” metal and 3” chips cement concrete) for construction of this road which costs `18.00 Lakh per Km. as per the prevailing prices.
Maintenance of CC Road • Maintenance of quality for ensuring durability of CC road is a challenge. • These roads are being constructed either by Gram Panchayat or Blocks under the supervision of Junior Engineers of the Block. • The work is measured by Junior Engineer and check measured by Assistant Engineer. • The quality of material used, maintenance of appropriate thickness & proportion of cement, sand and concrete, maintenance of camber, proper curing are issues with confront us on regular basis. • Close technical supervision is needed to ensure quality.
Suggestions for ensuring quality • For better implementation of the schemes all CC Road works under the schemes ought to be executed by the Villagers/Village Committee. • The technical field staff should have close monitoring over the works from time to time during the period of execution. • Senior Officers should have field visits at least once for the work for supervision of the works. • Proper Social Audit should have been conducted soon after the execution of the work before payment. • Transparency pillar explaining the quantity of material and specification will help.