Itanagar, March 11 -- Concerns over the failure of several nanotechnology-based rural roads constructed under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Arunachal Pradesh were raised in the Assembly on Wednesday, with members cutting across party lines urging the government to provide immediate gap funding to restore the damaged and incomplete projects.
Responding to a short-duration discussion initiated by member Laisam Simai, Rural Works Department (RWD) Minister Pasang Dorjee Sona informed the House that 37 out of 42 PMGSY roads constructed across Arunachal Pradesh using nanotechnology on a pilot basis have failed due to the state's challenging terrain and climatic conditions.
"Out of the 42 projects, only five roads were found to be ...