The National Highways Authority of India has planned infrastructure development worth ₹1,417 crore in Punjab in the current fiscal. The annual plan will cover a 295-km network of national highways and that the south Malwa region will get ₹740 crore. The agency has informed the state authorities that NHAI has proposed to invest in four-laning of NHs, land acquisitions, construction of bypasses and bridges. The annual development plan has no spending provisions under financial heads of road safety and environment. A maximum of ₹461 crore of the total ₹1,417 crore will be spent on the widening of NHs and also a budget of ₹142.23 crore has been earmarked for land acquisition and preconstruction activities of NH-254 that connects Punjab with Haryana from Kangar village to Rampura Phul in Bathinda district. Besides, ₹140 crore will be spent on widening and two-laning of 29-km of NH-354 from Muktsar bypass to Malout. Another ₹88.77 crore will be spent on the widening of the PattoKangar section of 13.2km and NHAI will spend ₹64 crore on the strengthening of 48km of Bathinda-Muktsar highway. The central agency will undertake the construction of four rail over bridges (ROBs) at an investment of ₹166 crore at Jalandhar, Fazilka, Ferozepur and Tarn Taran districts. A 35-km stretch of underdeveloped districts of Barnala and Mansa will get ₹85 crore for strengthening NH-703. A sum of ₹170 crore has been planned for four-laning of Jawahar Singh Wala-Rampura section and another ₹100 crore for four-laning of Tarn TaranKapurthala NH-703AA. The NHAI has earmarked ₹150 crore for land acquisition and pre-construction for a bypass and realignment of Dadwindi village near Sultanpur Lodhi. For the preconstruction works on the 40-km stretch connecting Pathankot with Himachal Pradesh, NHAI has set aside ₹89 crore.
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11 June 2021
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