Government signs agreement to improve rural road network with World Bank
Government and World Bank has signed a USD 210 million loan agreement for the Madhya Pradesh Rural Connectivity Project. Project will improve durability, resilience and safety of the gravel surfaced rural roads and enhance the capacity of the state to manage its rural roads network. It will cover 10,510 km stretch of rural roads, out of which 10,000 km will be upgraded from existing gravel to bituminous surface roads, while 510 km of new roads will be built to the same bituminous surface standard.
