The Amritsar district would witness an upgraded road network as the construction on different 80 kilometer long road stretches were on full swing, which would be completed by June this year. Disclosing this here today, Mr. Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, Public Works Department Minister, said that works of 7 major road projects were started in Amritsar, which were on the advanced stage of completion. He said that these projects would include 16 kilometer long Khali Chinna to Amritsar-Mehta with a total cost of Rs. 541.84 lakh, 20 kilometer long Amritsar-Ajnala to Chetanpura (upgradation project) with a cost of Rs. 897.03 lakh, 17 kilometer long Wagha to Amritsar-Chabal (upgradation project) worth Rs. 894.19 lakh, 14 kilometer long Gaggo Mehal Chamiari to Khet Rai Kalan (upgradation project) with a total cost of Rs. 635.90 lakh, 8 kilometer long Manj to Bachi wind with a cost of Rs. 368.53 lakh, 3 kilometer long Sarandev to Abadi Sarandev New Link Road with a cost of Rs. 123.63 lakh and 2 kilometer long Harsha Chinna-Fatehgarh Churian to Abadi Jhander with a cost of Rs. 130.39 lakh.
The Minister informed that four major four lane projects were under construction in the state including 56 kilometer long Ropar-Chamkaur Sahib-Neelon-Doraha (along Sirhind Canal), 30 kilometer long Morinda-Kurali-Siswan-Baddi, 30 kilometer long Kot Kapura-Sri Muktsar Sahib and 36 kilometer long Batala-Mehta-Beas. He said that these projects would also be completed soon, which would provide a big sigh of relief to daily commuters from traffic congestions besides saving their precious time and energy.Mr. Dhillon said that SAD-BJP Government was committed for the overall development of the state and in future more road construction projects would be started for the public convenience.