Sumitra comes calling, keen to expedite projects

INDORE: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan proposed to connect Indore-Ahmedabad highway (NH-59) with Indore-Betul road (NH-59A) to improve road connectivity. She was presiding over the meeting of officials of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana at Residency on Tuesday.
Mahajan, who was in city to review pending and proposed road projects, said connecting the two highways will help divert commercial vehicles to city outskirts, which in turn, would reduce travel time between Malwa region and Maharashtra.“The two-lane Indore-Betul road needs to be converted into four-lane,” said Mahajan, adding that officials of NHAI have been directed to prepare a project report in this regard.
Mahajan said there is a need to construct flyovers and subways at select places in Indore for smooth flow of traffic. She added that plan of action, in this regard, should be done at the time of making detail project report (DPR) on roads.
Along with urban roads, Mahajan directed to complete on-going projects of roads in rural areas in next two years and stressed on construction of roads, which connect highways with villages.
In view of Simhastha 2016, Mahajan directed to construct Sanwer-Kshipra road and Depalpur-Betma road. “This would help direct major Simhastha traffic to these routes,” she added.