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 roads.
PWD Minister was interacting with media persons 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 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.
This 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.Meanwhile, the Cabinet Minister directed the officials of the PWD to complete the construction of this road in a time bound manner.
He said that any kind of negligence and compromise with quality in road construction work will not be tolerated.On this occasion, District Rural President of Aam Aadmi Party Gurvinder Singh Pabla, Block President Keshav Singh Saini, Ravinder Singh Marshall, Jaswant Singh Bittu and other dignitaries were also present.