The Assam government aims to complete all major road projects in the state by 2020, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said today, exhorting the legislators to play their part in fulfilling the objective.
Speaking at a review meeting of Assam Public Works Department (PWD) here, Sonowal alleged that the erstwhile Congress government had built substandard roads.
"The roads constructed during the previous (Congress) government's tenure gave way in six months or so. We do not want to construct such substandard roads," he said.
All procedures, including tender assessments and preparation of detailed project reports, must be completed by the end of the rainy season, the CM said.
"We must not waste a single day in the construction season that lasts from October to April," he told the officials and MLAs.
The CM also said that people would retain their faith in the government if the elected representatives work for their development.
"The state government plans to complete the construction of all main roads of the state by 2020. The MLAs must play their part by prioritising the road projects in their constituencies. When people see that the MLAs and public representatives have done their bit, they would respond favourably in the elections," Sonowal asserted.
Stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has initiated projects to build "model villages, model districts, model constituencies", the CM said, "Under Modi's leadership, both central and state governments have been able to perform exceedingly well in providing quality governance."