Chandigarh, November 1:
Punjab Public Works Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO reviews the progress of road development works across Punjab during a meeting held at Punjab Bhawan.
Presiding over the review meeting, Harbhajan Singh ETO said that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann is committed to providing a better transport network to the people of the state.
During the meeting, he also assessed the constituency and division-wise status of the ongoing works related to state highways and link roads coming under the jurisdiction of the Public Works Department.
While reviewing the works, he strictly instructed the officers that the projects of various items of link roads in the state such as SASCI, PMGSY and NABARD etc. should be completed on time as per the set targets. In view of the arrival of winter season, the officials were instructed to expedite the work to achieve the targets.
Instructions were given to ensure installation of lane markings and other equipment on the remaining roads to further improve road safety in the foggy conditions during the winter season.
The Cabinet Minister said that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann is undertaking construction and renovation work of 45000 km of roads in the state.
Joint Secretary Amarbir Sidhu PCS, Engineer-in-Chief Mr. Gagandeep Singh, Chief Engineer Mr. Arshdeep Singh, Supervising Engineers and Executive Engineers were present in the meeting.
