Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal has urged the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to declare the road stretch from Haryana-Punjab border Ratia-Fatehabad with a length of 31.658 km falling in Haryana as national highway.
“The proposed starting point for the stretch falling in Haryana is at Haryana-Punjab Border and end point has been proposed at junction of project road with Fatehabad byepass which is part of Delhi-Hisar-Sirsa road NH-9 (Old NH-10),” said a spokesman of Public Works (Building and Roads) Department.
He said that this road connects NH-9 (old NH-10) i.e. Delhi-Hisar-Fazilka road with NH-148B i.e. Kotputli-Narnaul-Bhiwani-Hansi-Tohana-Jakhal-Budhlada-Mansa-Bathinda road. These two main arteries carry interstate freight traffic from northern India.
He said that by declaring Fatehabad-Budhlada road stretch as national highway and upgrading it to NH standards, connection between the above two National Highways would reduce the travel time and improve the connectivity between Fatehabad (on NH-9) and Budhlada (on NH-148B).
It serves as one of the main entry point to Punjab and connects Barnala, Mansa and ludhiana towns. Besides, it also improves the economic activity from Hisar, Fatehabad and Uklana towns with nearby business centres of Punjab. Ratia and Fatehabad being major towns with an enhanced business activity would further facilitate their growth and development with this connectivity, he added.
