The State Government has sanctioned a special grant of Rs 12.55 crore
for construction of cement concrete roads (CC roads) in three municipal
corporations.

The funds have been sanctioned by Housing and Urban
Development (H & UD) department under the scheme Construction of CC
Roads for the financial year 2013-14.

The three civic bodies
which received the grant this year are Bhubaneswar Municipal
Corporation, Berhampur Municipal Corporation and Cuttack Municipal
Corporation.

While Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation has received
Rs 5.45 crore, CMC received Rs4.50 crore. Berhampur Municipal
Corporation received Rs 2.59 crore. The roads constructed by the civic
bodies will be inspected by the Quality Control Team.

Senior BMC
officials said they will begin utilising the funds after they receive
the complete project details from the department.

The CC roads are generally constructed in localities which lack adequate drainage facilities.

“The
CC roads are resistant to water-logging  and  a drainage, which is why
they are used in specific areas,” a BMC official said.

The cost of
construction of 1 km road cannot exceed Rs 30 lakh. All the three
corporations are expected to complete the project within this fiscal
year.

Commissioners of the three municipal corporations will have
to submit a monthly report detailing the progress of the project to the
Housing and Urban Development Department.