Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sonepat district of Haryana to launch three major development projects on November 5.
The Prime Minister would lay the foundation stone of the Eastern Peripheral Expressway/Western Peripheral Expressway and 8-laning of Delhi Panipat Section of National Highway 44. He would also address a public meeting at Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Sonepat on the same day.
The Prime Minister would lay the foundation stone of the Kundi-Manesar-Palwal expressway on November 5 on which a sum of `2,320 crore would be spent, said Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister Rao Narbir Singh on Thursday.
The Minister said that the present State Government has initiated the construction work of Kundali-Manesar-Palwal Expressway which had been stalled for decades.
He added that with an aim to provide better transportation facilities to the people of Haryana and also, to strengthen the road network, a sum of `1609.50 crore has been spent on the construction and repair of roads. Apart from this, Haryana has also got three new rail projects costing `1074 crore in the rail budget of 2015-16, said Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister Rao Narbir Singh on Thursday.
He said that the Centre Government has announced four national highways of 505 kilometers for the State. Apart from this, four national highways in the state was being made four lanned.
Detailing about various road projects in the tate, the Minister said that while a sum of `904.50 crore would be spent on the four lanning of Yamunangar-Barwala section of NH-73, a sum of `916.70 crore would be incurred on the four lanning of NH-65 from Ambala to Kaithal. Similarly, a sum of `1590.80 crore would be spent on the four lanning of NH-9 from Hisar to Dabwali.
He said that during the last one year, 11Railway Over Bridge (ROB) and Railway Under Bridge (RUB) has been constructed besides removing six toll barriers to ensure smooth flow of traffic.
A new State Carriage Permit Scheme has been prepared in order to provide efficient and economical transport facilities to the people. In addition, the State Government has accorded approval for the purchase of 600 new buses for the fleet of Haryana Roadways, added he.
The minister said that the work of Sonipat-Jind railway line would be completed by December this year.
About metro project, the Minister said that the Delhi Metro would be further extended from HUDA City Centre in Gurgaon to Sohna road and Kudali in Sonipat. The work to extend it from YMCA Chowk Faridabab upto Ballabhgarh had already been started. Apart from this, Gurgaon and Fariabad would also be linked with metro, he added.