Bhubaneswar: As many as 8,300 villages in Odisha do not have pucca roads, the state Assembly was informed on Tuesday.
In a written answer in the House, Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister Rabi Narayan Naik said that there are no proper pucca roads in 8,300 villages in the state.
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Out of the 59,971 villages in the state, as many as 51,671 villages have proper pucca roads, the Minister said while replying to a question by Rajnagar MLA Dhruba Charan Sahu.
The 8300 villages which lack pucca roads at present will be connected with proper pucca road connectivity in phases through different schemes.
