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more-inAn expert in road transport and highways has mooted introduction of penalty clause for contractors who lay roads in urban areas. He said the road quality index was of high order in the projects undertaken under the Prime Minister Grama Sadak Yojana. Gupta, Director (Roads & Highways), Asian Institute of Transport Development, told The Hindu that due to this, the quality of rural roads was better than the urban roads. Erosion of network annually is about 40,000 km rural roads and 10,000 km secondary roads. Mr.
Gupta, who earlier worked as Director General (Road Development) and Additional Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, said the powers-that-be should introduce five-year defect liability while awarding the contracts for laying urban roads..