The Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today announced that a new domestic airport would be established at Adampur to facilitate the Doaba region especially NRIs. After laying foundation stones of various development works in Jalandhar worth Rs 50 crore, while addressing a rally at Jamsher near Jalandhar City, Mr Badal said that Punjab Government has prepared the blue print for the new domestic airport at Adampur and he is in constant touch with the Union Ministry for Civil Aviation for all kinds of necessary approvals. He said that the new airport would prove a boon for the whole region as it would facilitate businessmen and traders as well as NRIs of Doaba region would also be pleased. Replying to a question regarding the alert issued by IB regarding the threat to Mr Narinder Modi, PM candidate from NDA, Mr Badal said that alert issued by IB was a routine matter and “there is no threat to Mr Modi in the state.”
Talking about the coming investors meet at Mohali on December 9 and 10, Mr Badal said that heads of major industrial houses including Ambanis, Hindujas and steel King Lakshmi Mittal, CEO of many MNCs would has given their consent to attend the meet, besides the participation of High Commissioners of various countries. He said that to usher new era of industrialization, best roads, air connectivity and 24 hours availability of power were the basic requirements and Punjab has been able to fulfill these needs.
He said that even the RBI has announced the state as the third most preferred investment destination in the country, so the time has come to woo the investors for industrial revolution in the state. He said that further to give a big push to road infrastructure across the state, Rs 13,000 crore has been sanctioned for Phagwara-Chandigarh, Amritsar-Bathinda, Chandigarh-Bathinda express ways, on which the work would be started in January 2014. For the total transformation of Jalandhar city, Mr Badal said that a Master plan has been chalked out which would be implemented in one and half year to provide 100 percent sewerage and drinking water facility, beautification of chowks, LED street lighting, Over Bridge at Chandan Nagar, strengthening of inner and connecting roads. Besides this Rs 125 crore was also announced by the Deputy Chief Minister for the upgradation and strengthening of link roads in Jalandhar district. The Deputy Chief Minister today initiated the development works worth Rs 50 crore in Jalandhar by laying the foundation stone of storm sewer from PAP chowk to BSF chowk and 4 lane bypass from Jalandhar–Phagwara road to Jalandhar-Nakodar Road at village Jamsher. It may be mention here that the Jamsher bypass would be constructed with Rs 27.96 crore which would reduce the traffic in Jalandhar city as after that visitors traveling to Nakodar-Shahkot, Moga and further to Malwa would not have to enter the city. Prominent amongst present on the occasion included Chief Parliamentary Secretaries K.D. Bhandari Avinash Chandar , Dr Daljeet Singh Cheema and Mr Pargat Singh both MLAs, Mayor Sunil Jyoti,Gurcharan Singh Channi Presisent District SAD unit, Subhash Sood President BJP district unit and Commisioner Jalanadhar pision R Venktaratnam and DC Varun Roojam.