Improvement Trust starts Heritage Street construction work at Tripuri, Patiala

Tribune News Service

Patiala, August 26

The Improvement Trust has started construction of the Heritage Street at the Tripuri main market here. The work worth Rs3 crore, including removal of encroachments, laying of tiles, road works and installation of heritage street lights, is expected to complete in three months.

Officials at the Improvement Trust today said they had started the construction work on site. Encroachments, illegal pavements and footpaths were also being removed from the site, they added.

“The work has been allotted and orders issued in August,” said Gurraj Singh, Executive Engineer.

“The Trust will install heritage lights at the main market. Kohli Sweet Chowk will also be widened,” he added.

“We will initially renovate footpath from here. After that coloured tiles will be installed here. The project includes re-carpeting of bitumen roads of over 150 to 166 metres,” he said.

“The work is being carried out in the night hours too. Removal of illegal footpaths has started recently. The Trust will also lay road gullies for proper drainage of rainwater,” he added.