Haryana Tourism Minister Ram Bilas Sharma on Friday met Union Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister, Nitin Gadkari to discuss projects related to roads approching tourists centres in the state.
During the meeting held in New Delhi, Sharma raised the issue of construction of approaching road from National Highway-44 (NH) to Kingfisher Tourist Complex in Ambala and four-laning of NH-148B from Bhiwani to Kotputli.
The Tourism Minister said apart from Haryana, large number of tourists from Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir visit Kingfisher Tourist Complex. The Complex being located along NH-44 in the centre of Ambala City and Ambala Cantt., there is requirement of approach road from the highway to the Complex for tourists travelling from Delhi towards Chandigarh, said he.
Sharma said the four-laning of NH-148B from Bhiwani to Kotputli would accelerate the pace of development in the area.
After the meeting, he said that Gadkari had assured full cooperation in these projects.
A day before, Ram Bilas Sharma had called on Union Minister of State for Tourism, Mahesh Sharma and discussed various projects including developing the Madhogarh fort and Dhosi hills in district Mahendragarh as tourism spots.