The Punjab Government has approved the repair work for 11,000 km of link roads at an estimated cost of Rs 1,700 crore.
It has also approved Rs 315 crore for maintenance and repairing of State highways and other roads. Besides, the project covering 637 km of roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana would be taken up during the current financial year at a cost of Rs 319 crore.
Meanwhile, the state government has stated that 192 roads under PMGSY are likely to be completed by December 2013. The venture is estimated to cost Rs 765 crore.