Haryana Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister, Rao Narbir Singh on Monday said that Delhi Metro has been extended from Gurgaon to Manesar and soon it would be inaugurated by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
In a statement issue, he said that work is in progress to close the unmanned railway crossings and railway over bridges and railway under bridges were being constructed wherever required in the state.
The Minister said that as a result of proposal sent by the State Government to the Central Government to develop state highways as national highways, as many as nine roads have been declared as national highways.
Apart from this, Union Road Transport Minister, Nitin Gadkari has given assurance for giving approval to construct a mega highway which would be from Delhi to Amritsar via Gohana, Pundari, Kaithal, Guhla Cheeka and ludhiana in Punjab for which a detailed project report is being prepared, said Rao Narbir Singh.
He said that Union Ministry for Road Transport has also given approval for construction of road between Mukarba chowk in Delhi to Panipat as 12-laned. Recently, a sum of Rs 1561 crore has been earmarked for strengthening of road network in the state.
The State Government has, within a short period of only nine months, taken initiatives like strengthening of network of roads, expansion of metro for maximum public transportation in National Capital Region and development of Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor, he claimed.
Rao Narbir Singh said that the national highway-1 had become a cause of road accidents during the tenure of previous State Government due to pending construction works at Shahbad, Pipli, Nilokheri, Karnal and Madhuban. The present State Government has soon after coming into power got constructed underpass and other construction works at all places on priority basis.