Aujla announces road projects worth Rs 45 crore in Amritsar district

Amritsar, August 21

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Member of Parliament Gurjeet Singh Aujla today announced road development works worth Rs 45 crore to be carried out in Amritsar. Tenders have been passed for this and the work will start in a few days. Aujla, while giving the information, said that the work of upgrading seven roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, will be started soon. Two roads will be upgraded in Majitha constituency and five roads in Ajnala constituency.

The MP, while giving the information, said that he is constantly trying to implement development plans for the city. Work is going on many projects but many others are pending for which he is in touch with the Central government and they will be approved soon.

Aujla said that among the projects passed at present, the 6.05 km link road from APK Road (NH-15) to Talwandi Dasaunda Singh will be upgraded in Majitha constituency at a cost of Rs 545.39 lakh. In the same constituency, the 8.94 km road from Talwandi to Hamza Road and then Majitha via Begowal will be upgraded at a cost of Rs 98.67 lakh.

In Ajnala constituency, the 6.65 km road from Ajnala-Fatehgarh Churian to Focal Point Chameri via Ibrahimpur Hard Kalan will be built at a cost of Rs 48.18 lakh. The 6.11 km road including Chogawan Road-Ponga Road via Government College, Ajnala, Nangal Vanjhawala, Talwandi Dadurai will be constructed at a cost of Rs 56.57 lakh. The 5.86 km road from Ponga to Sarangdev via Raipur Kalan in Ajnala will be constructed at a cost of Rs 49.30 lakh, the 7.38 km road from Chogawan to Ajnala Ponga via Chak Phul, Nangal Vanjhawala, Kamirpur, Chak will be completed at a cost of Rs 75.5 lakh and the 10.24 km road from Ajnala Jagdev Khurd Road to Ponga Zafarkot Road via Gurudwara Gumchak will be completed at a cost of Rs 66.97 lakh.

MP Aujla said that these projects worth crores will be started and completed soon and road facilities will be provided to the people.