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| Minister stress on speedy completion of road projects |
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 07: Minister
for Public Works, Naeem Akhtar today conducted an extensive tour of Bishnah
constituency and took stock of ongoing development works taken up by PWD in the
area.
During the tour, the Minister inspected the upgrading of Ratnal to Hasla
Chak Road, Shibu Chak to Karyal Road & Deoli to Hasla Chak road in Bishnah
and Salehar to Rathana Road in R.S Pura constituency being constructed at a
cost of Rs 2.71 crore, Rs 2.24 crore, Rs 1.69 crore and 2.22 crore
respectively.
The Minister was accompanied by MLA Bishnah Dr Kamal Arora, MLA R.S Pura
Dr Gagan Bhagat, Chief Engineer PWD (R&B) Sudheer Shah, and Chief Engineer
PMGSY S.P Manhas, Senior Politician Fakir Chand besides senior functionaries of
concerned departments.
The Minister also took stock of the progress of ongoing work of 40
mtrs span bridge over Tamallah Nallah on Arnia Road & Hasla Chak to Shibu
Chak Road being constructed under NABARD funding at an
estimated cost of Rs 3.68 crore & Rs 2.50 crore respectively.
The Minister was informed that 23.36 Km road has been macadamized so far
in Bishnah constituency against the target of 35.96 Km. He was further informed
that the targeted macadamization work has been estimated to cost of Rs
10.55 crore.
The Minister also inspected the upgradation of Main Gurudwara Nanak
Nagar to Preet Nagar road in Gandhi Nagar constituency which is being
macadamized at an estimated cost of Rs 2.60 crore. The Minister directed the
department to start the work on the road immediately.
The Minister asked the concerned officials to adopt a proactive approach
for the speedy completion of ongoing works. He said upgrading and expansion of
road connectivity has been flagged as top priority by the state government. He
directed the concerned agencies to work in synergy for better results.
The Minister also interacted with the local people during his tour and
listened to their demands. He assured them that all their genuine demands will
be attended to in a time bound manner.
The Minister said that government is making concentrated efforts to
provide better road connectivity especially in rural and border areas.
He informed
that Rs 61 lakh road project has been approved for border areas of Bishnah
constituency under Border Area Development Programme (BADP).
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