Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister M Tajul Islam on Thursday said the country has over 1.40 lakh kilometers of paved roads while the country has a target to make over 3.53 kilometres of paved roads.
"Country-wide paved roads length is 1,40,699 kilometres while the target has been fixed to prepare 3,53,352 kilometers of paved roads in phases", said the minister while replying to a query raised by treasury bench lawmaker Didarul Alam of Chattogram-4 at the Jaitya Sangsad here with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.
On the other hand, the country's length of earthen road is 2,12,653 kilometres, he said.
A process is going on to make earthen roads into paved highways under the Local Government and Engineering Department, said the minister, adding that the earthen roads are being made into paved roads in phases, considering the importance and priority of the earthen roads and the availability of funds.
