Punjab Government on Thursday urged the Centre for expeditious approval of new national highway projects for the State.
The demand was made by Punjab PWD Minister Harbhajan Singh, who called on the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi and presented a roadmap to make Punjab the leading state in road infrastructure in India.
Punjab Minister made an impassioned appeal for the declaration of nine major roads as National Highways including Banga-Garhshankar-Anandpur Sahib-Naina Devi road; Nawanshahr-Rahon-Macchiwara-Samrala road; and Gurdaspur-Mukerian-Talwara road.
Keeping the problems of villagers in mind and also to facilitate easy access to farmers, he also urged the Union Minister to construct service roads along the newly proposed expressways in Punjab.
