Bhubaneswar: As part of transformative urban governance under 5T initiative, the Odisha government has decided to upgrade Kutcha and WBM roads in all ULBs to pavered roads.
In an official order on Friday, G Mathi Vathanan, principal secretary, Housing and Urban Development has directed the urban local bodies (ULBs) to complete the project by October.
“As mandated by the government, all the Kutcha and water bound macadam (WBM) lanes/bylanes/streets/roads in the ULBs are to be upgraded to pavered roads on saturation basis. It is decided to take up the Kutcha roads in the beginning and once substantial progress is achieved in this regard, the WBM roads can be upgraded subsequently,” said the order.
Principal secretary Mathi Vathanan has directed that the surveyed and validated list of Kutcha and WBM roads along with geo-coordinates submitted by the ULBs will be taken up for upgradation. The upgradation of the roads must cover one year defect liability period and further two years of repair and maintenance of the constructed roads to ensure the quality work.
For handholding support to the ULBs, a standardised draft tender document will also be sent shortly. The funds for upgradation of roads will be sourced from UNNATI and other funds through convergence.
The ULBs have been instructed to take immediate steps for preparation of estimate and submit the requirement of funds to the department by May 5, as per the official order.
