Sources in Madhya Pradesh bureaucracy complain that inadequate funds being provided by the Centre is a main reason for bad condition of roads in the state. On the development of national highways passing through the state Centre provide megre funds for their maintenance, official sources said.
Out of the total requirement, only 30-35 per cent funds have been made available by the Centre for maintaining these highways, which is not sufficient, an official concerned said.
The total length of National Highway passing through the state is 4,709 km, out of which over 50 per cent is being maintained by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) while the rest is taken care of by the State government’s Public Works Department’s (PWD), the official said.
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