The Industrial City of ludhiana on Saturday got a major boost with Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal approving Rs 2,499.74 crore, first phase plan to upgrade its infrastructure to meet the challenge of accelerated growth and increasing population of the city.
Presiding over a meeting in which Bhagat Chuni lal, local Government Minister, Secretaries of all infrastructure departments besides senior officers of ludhiana Municipal Corporation were present, the Deputy Chief Minister made a threadbare review of all projects dividing into different phases, ensuring their completion within next three years.
Approving Rs 322.39 crore plan for 100 per cent sewerage system, 24X7 water supply coverage, augmentation of series of sewerage treatment plant, cleaning of existing main sewer line with super suction machines and turnkey maintenance contract of total system, Sukhbir said that there would be no compromise on the quality of execution of work and international infrastructure companies should be engaged in the project. Badal instructed that STP at village Jamalpur, Bhattian and Balloke should be completed at the earliest. He also told the Municipal Corporation to provide mandatory water and sewerage connection to every inhabitation.
The plan drawn for upgradation of road and transportation at the cost of Rs 1,352.20 crore was also approved. The Deputy Chief Minister said that eight laning of Ferozepur Road from Sidhwan Canal to MC limit, development of missing links, construction of RUB near lodhi Club and ROB in lieu of lakkar Bazaar put on fast track.