How Nitish Kumar ensures roads like Hema's cheeks

December 21, 2011 17:51

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today asked the officials of the state road construction and rural works departments to evolve a long-term policy for the upkeep of roads in Bihar during all seasons. Reviewing the performance of the two departments at a high-level meeting here, Kumar said "it is necessary that we should have a long-term policy for maintenance of the roads in Bihar".

It may be recollected that Lalu Prasad Yadav, once promised to make Bihar's roads as "smooth as Hema Malini's cheeks".

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