The foundation stone for much-awaited railway over bridge (ROB) at Dhobi Ghat in Ghaziabad has been jointly laid by Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha and Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh, an official said on Friday.
The ROB, which would be strategically constructed to connect the main city with newly developed trans-railway line areas in Noida and Greater Noida, would be constructed at an estimated cost of ` 79.16 crore, to be shared equally by the Railways and Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA), an official release said.
The construction is expected to be completed within two years.
Highlighting the importance of the ROB, V.K. Singh, who is also the local MP, said on the occasion that "the long standing demand of Ghaziabad residents has been fulfilled by Manoj Sinha's efforts".
Manoj Sinha said that the UPA government allocated only ` 1,100 crore in 2010, ` 1,055 crore in 2011 and ` 1,014 in 2013 while the NDA government enhanced this budget to ` 4,416 crore in 2015 and ` 5,000 crore in 2016.