Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Rajesh Munat has directed officials to complete construction of Service lane in Raipur-Bilaspur six-lane road by June 30 this year. He also directed officials concerned to develop the Canal Road in Raipur connecting MMI Hospital to Anand Nagar as a Model Road.
He said that no permission should be given to put up hoardings on this road. Munat was addressing the Inter-departmental Coordination Committee Meeting at Conference hall of new circuit house here.
He told officials that joint survey of all the squares situated in Raipur should be conducted by PWD, CSPDCl, PHED, Revenue and Urban and Rural Investment officials, and beautification of the same should be done keeping in view the traffic rules, based on the drawings and designs of Urban and Rural Investments.
He said that joint survey of the squares situated on the roads from Shankar Nagar to Khamhardih should be conducted and beautification of the same should be done based on given guidelines, so that persistent traffic problems could be permanently resolved.
Munat took note of the road widening work in progress near Ashok Tower in Shankar Nagar. He instructed PWD officials to complete the work by June 15. Munat further instructed officials to follow prescribed procedure in order to declare the road, from Railway line to Shankar Nagar, as Commercial Road.
Munat also reviewed the progress of flyover construction in Kashiram Nagar at Ring Road-I, road construction from Kachna Railway crossing to Telibandha, construction of six-lane road from Telibandha to Ring Road, Raipur-Bilaspur.
Munat further reviewed the other ongoing construction works in the city and gave necessary instructions in this context.
In the meeting, Principal Secretary of Public Works Department Amitabh Jain, Secretary Anil Rai, Commissioner-cum-Director Urban and Rural Investment SS Bajaj, District Collector Thakur Ram Singh, Superintendent of Police OP Pal, Commissioner Raipur Municipal Corporation Saransh Mittar, and senior officials of CSPDCl and PHED Department were also present.