Link roads in dist to get a makeover at Rs120 crore

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 16

The state government has decided to give a facelift to the link road infrastructure by spending nearly Rs 120 crore for widening, strengthening and upgradation of around 1,300 km of link roads in Jalandhar district.

Varinder Kumar Sharma, Deputy Commissioner(DC), Jalandhar, said keeping in view the importance of this road network to facilitate the people the state government had decided to upgrade and strengthen 1,300 km road network by spending around Rs 120 crore.

He said out of this, around 800 km road would be constructed by Mandi Board whereas the PWD Department would ensure the construction of the remaining 500 km of roads in the district.

The DC said both the agencies had been asked to ensure high quality of the work besides ensuring that every penny allocated for the project was invested in a justified manner.

He said there was a dire need for strengthening and upgrading these roads, so as to facilitate the people commuting in rural areas.

The DC said these arteries of travelling needed upgradation to ensure that people could travel smoothly from villages to the towns adding that the work on construction of the road would start very soon.

He said while preparing the strategy for construction of these roads utmost care had been taken to ensure that the roads which had not been constructed for over six years were given top priority. The due focus would be laid on ensuring high quality construction of these roads, he added.

‘1,300-km road network upgrade’

• Varinder Kumar Sharma, Deputy Commissioner(DC), Jalandhar, said keeping in view the importance of this road network to facilitate the people the state government had decided to upgrade and strengthen 1,300 km road network by spending around Rs 120 crore.
• He said out of this, around 800 km road would be constructed by Mandi Board whereas the PWD Department would ensure the construction of the remaining 500 km of roads in the district.