Gadkari directs to expedite works in Ambala in Haryana

Ravi S Singh
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, June 4

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Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has directed authorities concerned to expedite the pending projects concerning the ministry in Ambala.

This was during his meeting with Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Social Justice Rattan Lal Kataria.

Kataria met Gadkari regarding infrastructure projects pertaining to Ambala Lok Sabha constituency which is represented by him.

The project that figured during the discussions include Ambala-Chandigarh Express Highway greenfield project, Shamli-Ambala greenfield project, Saha-Shahabad, Yamunanagar-Karera Khurd overbridge, Ambala-Shastri Nagar vehicular overpass (VOP), Zirakpur-Panchkula bypass, bridge linking Panchkula Sector 20 and Sector 12, Surajpur bypass and Baddi-Pinjore projects.

Kataria informed reporters after the meeting that he also thanked Gadkari for giving approval of the Ambala ring road project.

“With this road, Ambala Cantt and Ambala City will get rid of heavy traffic coming from Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh,” Kataria said.

Kataria suggested to Gadkari that as Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad were densely populated and witnessed traffic congestion, Ambala at a distance of 200 km from Delhi could be developed as a transport hub for these five states.

He buttressed his point, saying Ambala was at a reasonable distance from Delhi.

Also, upgradation and modernisation of the national highway connecting Chandigarh and Delhi and sufficient flyovers along it, the travel time between Delhi and Ambala on the stretch was a breeze, he said.

“Gadkari ji has assured of full cooperation,” Kataria said.

Kataria also thanked Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar for approval of Ambala ring road project and invited him for its ‘bhoomi poojan’.