Chandigarh August 4:
Four laning of Southern Bye-pass of Ludhiana from Doraha to Ludhiana-Ferozepur Road is set to be completed by June 2011, with Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal clearing all obstacles coming in the way of timely completion of this prestigious project.
Reviewing the progress of this lifeline project of Ludhiana city in which representatives of construction agency HGCL-Niraj Supreme (JV), Irrigation, PWD (B&R), Power, Local Government besides Deputy Commissioner Ludhiana participated, Mr. Badal emphasized the need for fortnightly review of this project to ensure its scheduled completion. Mr. Badal said that this 27 Km road along Sidhwan Canal would have 5 canal bridges, four flyovers, two ROBs/ RUBs , two underpasses besides involving canal lining of 25 Km. portion of the canal.
Mr. Badal said that he has called this meeting to sort out all inter-departmental issues coming in the way of early completion of this project. The Deputy Chief Minister asked Deputy Commissioner Ludhiana to personally monitor this project by fortnightly visiting the site of the project. The Principal Secretary Forest was asked to ensure early clearance of forest department for this project. The representatives of POWERCOM assured timely shifting of electric lines positively by September 15, this year. They said that they were in touch with BBMB to shift high tension lines on two spots.
The Secretary Irrigation assured that they would stop the flow of water when ever requested by the construction company. Prominent amongst those who participated in the meeting included Mr. S.C.Agrawal, Chief Secretary, Mr. Arun Goel, Principal Secretary Irrigation and Power Mr. Visvajeet Khanna, Principal Secretary to Deputy Chief Minister, Mr.S.S.Sandhu, Secretary Urban Development, Mr. Kulbir Singh, Secretary PWD, and Deputy Commissioner Ludhiana, Mr. Rahul Bhandari.