Himachal CM meets Gadkari, seeks realignment of Parwanoo-Solan four-lane road
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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called on Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi on Thursday (October 24, 2024).
He held detailed discussions about various roads, bridges and ropeway projects of the state with the Union Minister and sought liberal central assistance and support.
The Chief Minister submitted proposal for constructing four new road projects in the state to the Union Minister. He said that strengthening of road network was of utmost importance for facilitating tourists and overall development of the state as the roads were lifelines of the hill state.
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He also suggested that the NHAI should explore the possibility of tunneling wherever feasible as it would reduce the maintenance cost.
Sukhu requested for reviewing the realignment of Solan-Parwanoo road and urged for considering preparation of new detailed project report (DPR), keeping in view many blind spots and curves leading to accidents. Apart from this, he also requested for four-laning of left out portions of Shimla-Mataur national highway.
The Union Minister assured of full support to Himachal government. Principal Adviser to the Chief Minister Ram Subhag Singh and senior officers of state government accompanied the Chief Minister.
