Urges four-laning of Banga to Sri Anandpur Sahib with national highway status
Punjab Newsline, New Delhi, December 4-
Punjab Cabinet Minister Harjot Singh Bains today called upon Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari. He was accompanied by Rajya Sabha member from Punjab Sanjeev Arora.
During the discussion, Bains highlighted the historical and geographical significance of Sri Anandpur Sahib and discussed the road infrastructure needs of the region. He stressed the critical necessity of four-laning the roads connecting significant religious places such as Sri Kartarpur Sahib, Sri Anandpur Sahib and the Hindu pilgrimage place Sri Naina Devi to facilitate smoother pilgrim movement.
Gadkari expressed his approval for four-laning the road from Sri Kiratpur Sahib to Himachal border Mehatpur, for four-laning the road from Banga to Sri Anandpur Sahib by giving it the status of National Highway and for constructing a new greenfield expressway “Guru Gobind Singh Expressway” from Sri Anandpur Sahib to Sri Chamkaur Sahib. He assured that work on these projects will be started soon.