Haridwar District Magistrate Deepak Rawat inspected works of the national highway, along with administrative and police officers at various localities on Monday. The district magistrate and other officials inspected the works at Sinhdwar, lalpul, Seetapur Chowk and Chandi Chowk. Expressing dissatisfaction at the slow pace of work progress at Sinhdwar, the district magistrate directed officials of the national highway authority that the said work should be completed by July 1 before the Kanwad Mela.
He also directed the officials concerned to bring about the required speed in execution of work for the construction of a 400 metre flyover at Sinhdwar. He also expressed dissatisfaction at the slow pace of progress in work at Rodebelwala and Mandi Chowk. Rawat directed officials concerned of the executing agency to increase the machinery and manpower to bring about the desired pace in execution of the works.
The work should be completed by July 1 and handed over, he added. The district magistrate further said that signage should be arranged for at major spots. Rawat directed officials of the national highways authority that the work on the underpass near lalpul should be completed in 20 days. He stressed that slow pace of execution in the works of the NH will not be tolerated. Inspecting at Chandi Chowk, Rawat said that along with the work of constructing the flyover to come up near the Chandi Chowk, the service road and road widening work should be completed in a period of fifteen days so that the general public do not have to face the problem of traffic congestion here. He said that officials of the authority and the executive engineer of the Public Works Deparrment will report on the works on a daily basis. Rawat said that along with bring about the desired improved in pace of execution of works, a WhatsApp group should also be formed for facilitating the redressal of issues.