Work on 23 link roads underway in Bhattiyat

Dalhousie, January 13

“Tourism is an important sector from the point of view of increasing the economic resources in the state for which development of the road infrastructure is very important,” said Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania here yesterday. He performed the bhumi pujan of the Raipur-Fagot link road in the scenic Bhattiyat valley in Chamba district.

He said there was immense potential for religious, adventure and eco-tourism in the Bhattiyat valley and for their development, special priority was being given to the construction of roads.

During the one-year tenure of the Congress government, 23 link roads were being constructed in the Bhattiyat area, said Pathania. The work on more than 50 km roads would be completed within the next six months, he added.

Pathania assured the gathering that necessary funds would be provided for the construction of a school building at Fagot village. He said that Rs 38 lakh was being spent on the construction of the Avani-Chehli drinking water scheme.