Expedite Chamba NH work, MP tells officials

Our Correspondent

Chamba, July 11

Kangra Lok Sabha MP Kishan Kapoor has directed the Superintending Engineer of the National Highways Authority of India to complete the construction works of the road from Baloo to Bagga Dam — which is a part of the Chakki (Pathankot)-Banikhet-Chamba-Bharmour National Highway 154-A — in the district before December.

The MP also directed the Superintending Engineer to complete the departmental process for the construction of a bypass in Banikhet at the earliest.

While presiding over a meeting of District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee here on Friday, Kapoor said under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), the construction works of 273 roads out of a total of 365 approved roads in the district at a cost of Rs 1,017 crore had so far been completed.

Reviewing the works under the PMGSY in the district, Kishan Kapoor asked Public Works Department (PWD) officials to connect nine populated areas with road facilities before November.

PWD Superintending Engineer Diwakar Pathania said the construction work of six roads was in progress in the second phase of the PMGSY. Under this, about 110 km of new roads are being constructed, he said.

The MP said under the Jal Jeevan Mission, the construction works of 171 schemes had been started in the district with an outlay of Rs 68 crore. Under this, works of 138 schemes were in progress, he added.

Kishan Kapoor also issued instructions to take necessary action against the contractors who delay the work unnecessarily.

MLA Bhattiyat Vikram Singh Jaryal was also present in the meeting.