Centre approves ₹710.40 crore for 45 Mizoram roads

Centre has approved ₹710.40 crore for 45 rural road projects in Mizoram under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-IV (PMGSY-IV) for 2026-27.

The Batch-I projects cover 509.54 km and are intended to give all-weather road access for the first time to 48 previously unconnected habitations. Ministry of Rural Development said the links will help residents reach schools, hospitals and rural markets.

Separately, Mizoram has approval under PMGSY for 367 road projects covering 4,935 km and seven bridges, with a combined sanctioned cost of ₹3,412 crore. No construction start or completion dates were announced for the 45 projects.