CURRENT AFFAIRS

2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to the National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency which material has been finally gets nod as a good material for rural road construction under the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana?
A
Coir Geo textiles
B
Straw Bales
C
Bamboo
D
Recycled Plastic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -PMGSY - Phase III It involves consolidation of Through Routes and Major Rural Links connecting habitations to Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs), Higher Secondary Schools and Hospitals. Under the PMGSY-III Scheme, it is proposed to consolidate 1, 25, 000 Km road length in the States.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Launched on 25 December 2000 by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the scheme aims at enhancing rural road connectivity.

Detailed explanation-3: -3.9 The PMGSY shall cover only the rural areas. Urban roads are excluded from the purview of this Programme. Even in the rural areas, PMGSY covers only the Rural Roads i.e., Roads that were formerly classified as ‘Other District Roads’ (ODR) and ‘Village Roads’ (VR).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched in December 2000 with the objective of providing unrestricted all-weather road connectivity to unconnected villages of India. It is a centrally sponsored scheme and is part of the poverty reduction strategies of the government.

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