The Centre has approved a four-laning project of the Phagwara to Hoshiarpur road under Bharatmala Pariyojana scheme worth ?1,553 crore. Union Minister Som Parkash thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for giving approval to the project, which would take two years to get completed.
With reference to letter written by Union Minister Som Parkash on September 8 and discussion with Nitin Gadkari, the ministry had given approval to the proposal of 4-laning of Phagwara to Hoshiarpur in a bid to strengthen infrastructure in Punjab.
