Haryana Government would soon release a WhatsApp number through which anyone in any part of the State can send a photograph of a damaged road, which would then be repaired within the next 48 hours.
Haryana Public Works (Buildings and Roads) Minister, Rao Narbir Singh while interacting with mediapersons in Gurgaon said that after a year, people coming from other States would feel the difference in roads here and they would realise that the roads in Haryana are far better as compared to those of other States.
The Minister said that the Department would spend `213 crore on various development works in district Gurgaon during the current financial year.
Replying to a question, Rao Narbir Singh said that the Department would spend about `108 crore on repair and strengthening of roads, about `50 crore on construction of various buildings apart from the PWD Rest House in Gurgaon, work of which is going on in full swing. The Rest House alone would cost about `26 crore. It will be the biggest PWD Rest House in the State. Similarly, the Department would incur about `57 crore on construction of Railway Over Bridges (ROBs) in the district, said the Minister.
The Central Government has also released `1,000 crore for remodeling of three important intersections on NH-8 to resolve the problem of traffic jam in Gurgaon city, he added.