Haryana

• 26 Aug 2023

Haryana got the gift of 8 new projects

Why is News?

On August 23, 2023, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala informed that the 63rd meeting of the 'Project Sectioning and Monitoring Group-1' of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) was held in New Delhi, in which 8 new projects worth about Rs 461 crore were gifted to Haryana.

Key Points:

• Giving information about the new projects, the Deputy Chief Minister, who also holds the charge of PWD Department, said that these 8 projects include strengthening of 4 major highways, 2 new flyovers and 2 new railway over bridges.
• It is known that the path of progress of any state passes through road and rail and the state government is committed to strengthen the infrastructure of both these routes.
• Under these projects, the road from Maham to Kalaanaur and further Beri village will be strengthened, which will cost about Rs 51.62 crore.
• Similarly, Rs 60.89 crore will be spent on strengthening of Jhajjar-Kosli road, Rs 137.57 crore on improvement of Nuh-Palwal road and Rs 19.46 crore on strengthening of Rohtak-Kharkhoda-Delhi border road.
• A new flyover will be constructed at Sukhpura Chowk on Old NH-71A in Rohtak at a cost of Rs 65.88 crore.
• Similarly, a new flyover will be constructed along with a 'Carrier Lined Channel' on 'Panipat-Safidon-Jind-Bhiwani Road' in Panipat, this flyover will cost Rs 26.47 crore.
• A new railway overbridge will be constructed on the 'Jind-Panipat Railway Section' in Panipat at a cost of Rs 73.24 crore. Apart from this, a new flyover will be constructed from 'Panipat GT Road to Dahar' along with the existing railway overbridge in Panipat district.
• The state government is widening and strengthening the road route as per the requirement for the convenience of the people of the state, where the need for flyovers or railway overbridges is felt, they will be built on priority.