The much awaited Rampur Bridge will soon become a reality for the people of Haroli in Una district of Himachal Pradesh. Mukesh Agnihotri, Industry Minister, Himachal Pradesh on Monday said that the bridge would be dedicated to the people by June, next year.
Agnihotri visited the construction site and took a stock of development of the bridge. The 773 meter Rampur bridge will be the longest in the district and was one on the long pending demands of the region.
The bridge would reduce the distance between Haroli Tehsil and Una district headquarter by half.The 16 kilometer distance between Haroli and Una headquarter would be reduced to just 8 kilometers.
Agnihotri, while visiting the construction spot, said the Congress Government had taken the project on priority basis, and the construction had been carried out on a war footing. He said that keeping the expectations of people in view, Congress Government had approved `56.22 crore for this project in December, 2015 and Government had assured that no hassle come in the way of construction of this bridge whether administrative or financial.
Seemingly satisfied with the speed of work, Agnihotri said that around ` 15 crore had been spent on the construction of the bridge till now and Government would soon release `5 crore more for carrying out further construction. Around 40 percent construction work of the bridge has been done.
He said that the Government was coming up with an irrigation scheme to irrigate lands where seasonal rivulets dry after the rains.