Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga on Tuesday said bamboo link roads would be constructed in the state as a part of the government’s bamboo development projects to augment the state’s economy.
He informed the meeting of the state bamboo development board on Tuesday that a Rs 100 crore Detailed Project Report (DPR) will be prepared for the construction of bamboo link roads as suggested by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Zoramthanga said that during his recent visit to Delhi, he met Sitharaman, who suggested him to make a Rs 100 crore DPR for the construction of bamboo link roads in the state.
He told the board meeting that bamboo link roads will be first constructed within Aizawl district as a pilot project.
The width of the proposed bamboo link roads will be 18 feet and the pavement will be 10 feet wide, he said.
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The board meeting agreed to conduct a survey for the bamboo link roads from next week.