India, Aug. 14 -- The state cabinet in a meeting on Tuesday cleared the proposal to concretise 6000 km of roads at a cost of Rs.37,000 crore.

The decision came after the state has been facing flack over the pathetic and potholed-ridden conditions of the roads. A press note issued by the state said that these roads were supposed to be asphalted at a cost of Rs.28, 500 crore, but to construct cement concrete roads the cost has now been revised to Rs.36, 964 crores, which was approved by the cabinet.

The roads will be handed over to the State Infrastructure Development Corporation (MSIDC) for over 17-and-a-half years. The work will be conducted on an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) basis, with a construction period of two-a...