In Punajb, the World Bank has approved Rs 2100 crore for the up gradation of about 950 km roads in the state under the second phase of 'Punjab State Road Sector Project' .<br/><br/>A decision to this effect was taken during a meeting between a high-level World Bank team and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today in Chandigarh. Chief Minister said that the Punjab would be the first state in the country to initiate this new concept of Output and Performance Based Road Contracting (OPRC). <br/><br/>Mr Badal said that covering all the three regions of Malwa, Majha and Doaba of the state in the second phase work 595 km roads would be upgraded in different districts. Giving the details of physical status of 1st phase of WB funded project, PWD ,Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa said that Rs 380 crore upgradation work of 152 km roads had been completed by the end of January 2010. <br/><br/>Similarly, under Rs 250 crore Rehabilitation of 205 km roads project, all the 5 works over different roads had been completed. Minister said that in addition to this, 354 km of periodic maintenance works of Rs 60 crore had also been completed successfully. The team also expressed satisfaction over pace of the phase I work of road up gradation.