Dhuri (Punjab), Jun 30 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of a Rs 54.76 crore road over bridge (ROB) here and said it will ease traffic congestion, improve regional connectivity and accelerate the area’s socio-economic development.
Addressing the gathering after the foundation laying ceremony, Mann said, “A modern two-lane ROB with a footpath is being constructed over the Sheron Distributary adjacent to level crossing no. 62-A on the Rajpura-Bathinda railway line in Dhuri sub-division.” The project is being executed with funding from the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB), he said.
“All the required NOCs and approvals have already been obtained from the Railways, Forest Department, BSNL, and other concerned departments. We are committed to completing this project within 18 months by October 2027,” the chief minister said.
The ROB will provide major relief from traffic congestion in Dhuri and surrounding areas. It will also strengthen the region’s transport infrastructure and accelerate its social and economic development, he said.
The Punjab government has fully funded this project to ensure that the lower railway crossing remains open so that local businesses are protected and the city is not divided. This is an engineering marvel being constructed over an active canal and railway line for the convenience of the people, Mann said.
Expressing gratitude to the people, the chief minister thanked the residents of Dhuri in Sangrur district for “giving us a landslide victory in the last month municipal council elections by electing 19 out of 21 councillors”.
“The new municipal council president will be appointed soon,” he added.
At a separate event, Mann reaffirmed his government’s commitment to celebrating the 650th Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Ravidass Ji in a historic and befitting manner.
He also flagged off 50 mobile documentary vans to carry Guru Ji’s timeless message of equality, social justice, devotion and universal brotherhood to every corner of the state.
The specially designed campaign will take a 30-minute documentary on the life, philosophy and sacred teachings of Sri Guru Ravidass Ji to nearly 13,000 villages across all 23 districts through LED-equipped mobile vans. PTI CHS KVK KVK
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