Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday directed the Public Works Department to carry out repair and maintenance work of roads on a war-footing as prolonged monsoon have caused extensive damage to roads in the State.
“Now that monsoon season has come to an end, the maintenance and repair of roads should be taken on top priority so that people of the State could commute comfortably,” said the CM while presiding over a review meeting at Nahan circuit house. He said that connecting every village with motorable road was priority of his Government and PWD authorities should formulate schemes to connect left out villages with road facility.
He also disclosed that approval had been given to purchase 1000 new buses and 500 buses would be added to the fleet of HRTC in the first phase to facilitate the commuters in the State. He directed the Superintending Engineer, PWD to conduct inspection of Kumarhatti-Nahan Road and complete the maintenance work by March, 2014. He also directed the inspection of Sarahan- Nahan Road, to ensure proper maintainence.
He said that the drinking water supply scheme of Nahan town would be augmented and a new scheme had also been sent for approval to Government of India for lifting drinking water from river Giri. The CM said that a suitable place would be identified for construction of new college building at Nahan. He said that police station of Kala Amb would be shifted to the building of Animal Husbandry.