PWD STRENGTHENING ROAD NETWORK OF STATE: HARBHAJAN SINGH ETO
Inaugurates special repair of Begowal-Miani road at a cost of Rs. 8 crores
Chandigarh, August 16
Punjab Public Works and Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Wednesday said that the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led Punjab Government has adopted a focused approach to strengthen the road network of the state. He said that Public Works Department (PWD) has been working on various projects of laying new roads besides ensuring the repair of other roads.
PWD Minister was interacting with media persons at Urmur in Hoshiarpur district after inaugurating the special repair of Begowal-Miani road at a cost of around Rs 8 crore. He was accompanied by Jasveer Singh Raja Gill, MLA from Urmur and Deputy Commissioner Hoshiarpur Komal Mittal.
The Public Works Minister said that the 7.45 km long and 7 meters wide Bogowal-Miani road connects Mukerian, Dasuha and Tanda constituencies with Kapurthala and Jalandhar districts. He said that the previous repair of this road took place during June 2014. The repair of this crucial road was ignored for 9 years but after the formation of the Aam Aadmi Party government MLA Jasvir Singh Raja Gill brought the construction of this road to his attention, he added.
Meanwhile, the Cabinet Minister directed the PWD officials to complete the special repair work of this road in a time bound manner. He said that any kind of negligence and compromise with quality will not be tolerated.
