Rs 100 billion invested on road development [March 14 2011]

The public investment in road sector has expanded from Rs.18.8 billion to Rs.100.4 billion during the period from 2005 to 2009. This investment has enabled the country to witness the emergence of a modern road sector with the completion of 2,900 Km of national highways, 1,706 Km of provincial roads and 35,755 Km of rural roads, the High Ways Ministry sources told Observer Online today.