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In India rural road connectivity is a key component of rural development, since it promotes access toeconomic and social services, thereby generating increased agricultural productivity, non -agriculture employment aswell as non-agricultural productivity, which in turn expands rural growth opportunities and real income through whichpoverty can be reduced in the country. The importance of rural development is identified and proved since ancient timesonce road communication is started development of civilization. Over the period of time the road construction technologydeveloped its quality of road development significantly. The study is carried out using the survey methods, selected Karlavillage district Wardha as case study. The primary research literature survey was carried out related to the rural roadnetwork development, construction methodology, management techniques, study of government schemes for rural roaddevelopment, concrete roads construction in Karla village in particular, use of software tools for rural road developmentmanagement. The construction of the road is a part of the rural road development program known as ‘PradhanMantriGram Sadak Yojna’. Construction methodology and various management aspects su ch as planning, (using MSP)material planning and management, contract management, safety management, quality control and quality assurancewere studied.

Swapnil S. Khandar, Syed.Sbihuddin, “Management of Concrete Road Construction in Rural Area – A Case Study”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 2, Issue 6, pp. 189-196, June 2015.