673 farm roads to be built in Wardha; Bhoyar performs bhoomipujan at Pawnar

All-weather roads will be built up to farmers' fields in Wardha district. Under the Mukhyamantri Baliraja Khet Panand Road Yojana, the bhoomipujan of the district-level panand road works was performed by Guardian Minister Dr Pankaj Bhoyar at Pawnar, near the Mama-Bhanja Samadhi. The event was held on the birth anniversary of Dattaji Meghe.

Former MP Ramdas Tadas, former MLA Sagar Meghe, Smita Meghe, co-chairman of the Mukhyamantri Baliraja Khet Panand Road Committee Ashok Kalode, Sunil Gafat, Sanjay Gate and Ajay Gandole were among those present. To begin with, Bhoyar broke ground with a spade near Vinod Bokade's field to mark the bhoomipujan of the panand road. Many farmers from the surrounding area had also come.

Dr Bhoyar said the scheme was proving important in giving farmers all-weather roads to their fields, making ploughing and sowing easier and allowing produce to be transported without hindrance. According to him, the roads would strengthen farming in villages and help ease farmers' daily difficulties.

He said farming was the main basis of the village economy and a farmer has to reach the field throughout the year. Once the roads are built, tractors, farm machinery and other vehicles will be able to reach fields easily. Supplies for sowing, ploughing and harvesting can be delivered to the field on time. After harvest, the difficulty of taking produce to the market will lessen, and the time and cost of transport will also be saved.

The Guardian Minister also said panand roads are not merely a way of reaching the field but essential infrastructure for the economic and social development of villages. Their development will help raise yields, make it easier to use modern machinery in farming and improve farmers' standard of living.

A total of 673 panand roads will be built in the district. These include 112 works in the Arvi assembly constituency, 162 in Deoli, 198 in Hinganghat and 201 in the Wardha assembly constituency. A total of Rs 27 crore will be spent on these works. On the occasion, the Guardian Minister directed that the works be completed quickly and within the stipulated time limit.