Foundation stones for various developmental projects totaling in cost to about Rs 5441 crore were unveiled by chief minister Harish Rawat at the Bijapur guest house here on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said that the foundation stones unveiled were for works including Rs 570 crore worth of works of the Public Works Department.
These include the construction of a four lane railway over bridge at Mohkampur railway crossing at a cost of Rs 81.73 crore in Dehradun, construction of another four-land railway over bridge at the Ajabpur railway crossing at a cost of Rs 69.50 crore and a two-lane road tunnel costing Rs 71.93 crore two lane road tunnel, construction of a railway under bridge at a cost of Rs 45.77 crore near Bhandaribagh and the construction of a flyover at Jogiwala Chowk at a cost of Rs 61.66 crore. Apart from these major developmental and construction works in Dehradun district, the chief minister also unveiled the foundation stones for various other major developmental works in other districts of the state.
Apart from these, the chief minister also inaugurated the task of survey and detailed project report preparation for various works of the PWD and the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said that the attention is being paid to metro, flyovers, under-pass, ring roads, elevated road and tunnel construction projects by the state in order to facilitate smooth flow of traffic in the towns of the state. He said that the construction of the ISBT and Ballupur area flyovers had boosted the morale of the state authorities.
After completion of the works announced for Dehradun, the regulation of traffic will become smooth. Apart from this, the construction of ring roads in Dehradun, Haridwar, Haldwani, Rudrapur, Kotdwar and Pithoragarh in addition to construction of tunnel in Almora will help in resolving the traffic problem being faced in these towns and provide much relief to the public. Cabinet minister Dinesh Aggarwal, MlAs Hira Singh Bisht and Rajkumar among others were also present on the occasion