Providing better road connectivity to the people of the state is the priority of the government and various new road and bridge construction works have been started by the government to connect rural areas of the state with main city. Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary said this after inaugurating double lane steel plate Girder Bridge over Main Ranbir Canal at BSF Paloura, Jammu.Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Shamsher Singh Manhas, MLA Jammu West constituency Sat Sharma, BSF DIG Ram Avtar, Chief Engineer PHE Susheel Aima, Chief Engineer I&FC Rajeev Gandotra, Chief Engineer Ravi-Tawi Irrigation Complex HC Jerath and other offices of the department were also present on the occasion.The bridge having a span of 17.50 m and carriage way of 7.5 m has been constructed at the cost of Rs. 83.20 lakh.
While addressing the gathering, the Minister said that the bridge will reduce traffic jam, travel time and make the journey comfortable for BSF personnel including the people living in Marh and vicinity of BSF Paloura.Meanwhile, MP Shamsher Singh Manhas said that the main road witnesses huge traffic jams and long traffic snarls at peak times of the day. This new bridge will reduce traffic jams to a large extent and people will definitely get benefitted by this public asset, he added.Later, the Minister directed water testing team to take samples of drinking water in Civil Secretariat Complex and accompanied them, while taking samples from drinking water sources.The Minister directed the officers to submit the report to his office at the earliest and ensure that clean drinking water is supplied in the complex.