Have a peep into art books
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Dec 6 — The Government College of Art, Sector 10, today opened its five-day long ‘Open Book Fest’ in its college library, where all the lovers of arts would be able to have access to various books of art here.

More than 7,000 books on various disciplines of art would be made available to even those who are not students of the college, according to the Principal of the College.

The various books include those on graphics, paintings, applied art, photography, architecture, sculpture and also films. For those interested in the history of arts, through the various ages, a section on the same would be of immense interest to them. Also books and current journals on art and design, as well as interior decoration have been made available.

For the lovers of arts, some very rare but expensive books on various art-forms would be available at College, without any entry fee of any kind. This open festival of books would be on for the next five days, every day between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Road widening work gathers pace
from our Correspondent

DERA BASSI, Dec 6 — Work on the widening of the Dera Bassi-Bhankharpur road via Mubarikpur has gathered momentum. This 3-km stretch of road will take a heavy load of traffic since it will serve as a diversion on the Ambala-Kalka highway till an overbridge at the Bhankharpur railway crossing is completed. Traffic on the highway will be diverted to this road from near DAV School.

The road has been repaired and made fit for heavy traffic. All electrical and telephone poles have been shifted. The overbridge is expected to be completed by next year.

A major bottleneck, a narrow bridge, is being overcome with the construction of an additional temporary bridge, parallel to the existing one.

According to sources in the company, which has undertaken the project, the old bridge is not capable of taking the heavy traffic, besides being too narrow for the movement of two-way traffic. The new bridge will be 20 meters long, and 10 meters wide.

The level of the low bridge near DAV School, which can prove another traffic bottleneck, is being raised to the level of the other bridge. Construction of the overbridge will start in the last week of this month.

The project, including the 2-km- long overbridge, is being supervised by the Punjab Public Works Department (B&R). According to PWD sources, the total cost of the overbridge will be Rs 35.73 crore.