Friday, 22 July 2022 | PNS | Dehradun
The chief secretary SS Sandhu has said that if the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) changes the alignment of Dehradun- Chandigarh road at some places than the distance between the two cities can be covered in two hours. He presided over a review meeting of the different road projects of NHAI in Uttarakhand at the state secretariat on Thursday. In the meeting the CS sought information on the progress of Delhi- Dehradun, Mussoorie – Paonta Sahib, Najibadad- Jaspur, Haldwani- Haridwar, Haldwani- Nageena, Dehradun ring road, Saharanpur Bypass, Khatima Bypass, Gadarpur bypass and Khatima bypass projects of NHAI.
Sandhu directed the officers of NHAI to complete all the projects within the stipulated time period. He also added that the necessary clearance for the projects should also be given in time. The CS also stressed the need to make provision for the availability of network in the Dehradun- Delhi expressway.
He directed the department of mines to ensure that there is a no shortage of the construction material for these important road projects and said that every possible help should be provided to NHAI for timely completion of the roads. The CS directed the officers concerned to expedite the process of land acquisition and giving payments. He suggested that the NHAI should develop a logistics park near highway in Dehradun.
The CS was told the Delhi- Dehradun expressway would be constructed in three packages. The work on first and second package would be over by October 2023 and while the package three would be completed by April 2024. The forest clearance for the Dehradun- Paonta raod has been given and the work on land acquisition is going on.
The meeting was attended by additional chief secretary Anand Vardhan, Principal secretary R K Sudhanshu, Manoj Kumar of NHAI and other senior officers.
