Expedite work of Ludhiana-Rahon road- Sakshi Sawhney

Ludhiana, March 7, 2024: Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney conducted the on-site inspection of Ludhiana-Rahon road construction work on Thursday. She directed the officials of the Public Works Department (PWD) to expedite the pace of the work. 

She was accompanied by SDM Vikas Hira, DRO Gurjinder Singh, DFO Rajesh Gulati, and PWD Provincial Division (B&R) Branch Executive Engineer Ranjeet Singh Sandhu. 

The Deputy Commissioner said that this was one of the major projects of the government which would pave the way for better traffic management. The road connects Ludhiana with SBS Nagar (Nawanshahr) district. She said that the upgradation work of Ludhiana-Rahon road (Length 11.43 km) was initiated on December 30, 2023. The road would be reconstructed with a budget of Rs. 43.25 crore. The work would include four-laning of 0-3.4-km stretch with 7.25-meter on each side of 1-meter median, 3.4-km-9.28-km road to be made 7-meter-wide and 9.28-km-11.43-km stretch to be made 10-meter wide with four elevated animal underpasses. This would be completed by September this year.

Sawhney held detailed deliberations with the officials from PWD, Forest, PSPCL, and others at the site. Following the deliberations, she stated that a joint working group comprising officials from these departments, headed by SDM, would hold fortnightly review meetings for better coordination and faster completion. She said that there must not be any kind of issue in carrying out smooth construction of the road. 

Sawhney further mentioned that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann was committed to quality road infrastructure. The district administration would make strenuous efforts to ensure the completion of the project to ensure best road infrastructure in Ludhiana. She also told the officials to accord topmost priority to the timely completion of on-going work.