category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU Chandigarh Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, said that significant improvements have been made in the state s road infrastructure over the past four years. Highlighting the achievements, he mentioned the repair and strengthening of 15,005 kilometers of roads, along with the creation of 1,550 kilometers of new road networks. He further said that under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana, the infrastructure of about 2,500 kilometers of rural roads were improved. Similarly, 1,360 km long roads were improved through NABARD funds. Overall, 20,399 kilometers of MDR, ODR, link roads and state highways have been improved in an excellent manner with the financial assistance given by the state fund and the central government. The Deputy Chief Minister also informed that bypasses of 12 national highways including Karnal, Ambala, Pinjore and Jhajjar have been built. Besides, approval has also been given for bypass in Jind and Uchana and the work will commence soon. These significant steps taken by the state government will reduce the traffic congestion in the cities and will provide relief to the commuters. He informed that a national highway passes through Pinjore and goes to Baddi in Himachal Pradesh. Due to the large number of vehicles, there was a problem of traffic jam in Pinjore and Kalka. In order to resolve this issue, a bypass has been constructed in Pinjore as well. He informed that 93 percent of its work has been completed and have requested Union Road Transport Minister, Sh. Nitin Gadkari to give time to inaugurate this bypass. Dushyant Chautala said that due to excess of vehicles, the problem of jam persists on the road leading from Yamunanagar city towards Paonta Sahib. For this, it was requested to the Central Government that to reduce the traffic pressure in the city on this National Highway, a bypass should be built from outside Jagadhri and Yamunanagar city, for this approval has been received from the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). Deputy CM highlighted the significant strides made towards realizing the vision of a Phatak Mukt Haryana initiated two years ago, aimed at eliminating railway crossing gates on MDR and ODR roads. A comprehensive plan, including the construction of Railway Overbridges (ROBs) and Railway Underbridges (RUBs), was meticulously prepared. Presently, 35 ROBs have been successfully completed, and the construction of an additional 52 ROBs will be built in next six months. Apart from this, formalities, including drawings, for 43 ROBs have been finalized, work will be commenced soon. Deputy CM expressed optimism that all MDR and ODR roads in the state will soon be free from railway crossing gates. Acknowledging the support received from the Central Government, he extended gratitude for the allocation of two Greenfield Expressways. The first expressway will connect Dabwali to Panipat, while the second will run from Hisar to Rewari, via Tosham, Badhra, and Mahendragarh. The Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) have been prepared, and the land acquisition process will commence soon under Phase-A of the Bharatmala initiative, further enhancing the state s connectivity and infrastructure. (editor dailyworld.in)