Ropeway transport between Dhaula Kuan-Manesar via Gurgaon soon
Based on new technology, it would help in decongestion of traffic and provide facility to the people of Haryana and Delhi.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday launched the foundation stone of a ropeway transport project between Dhaula Kuan and Mansesar via Gurgaon. Estimated per km cost of this project would be Rs 50 crore as compared to Rs 350 crore per km of Metro.
Based on new technology, it would help in decongestion of traffic and provide facility to the people of Haryana and Delhi. He also announced that road projects worth Rs 25,000 crore would be executed in Haryana by the end of December this year.
Gadkari announced this after laying the foundation stone of four laning project of Hisar-Dabwali road project costing over Rs 1500 crore in the presence of Chief Minister Manorhar Lal at Sirsa today. He said that road projects worth Rs.16,000 crore had already been started in the state.
The Union Minister also announced 150 km four lane National Highway project from Hisar to Bathinda via Adampur, Fatehabad, Ratia, Mansa. It would be made of concrete. He said that Express highway from Delhi to Katra via Ludhiana and Amritsar would also be constructed.
Describing industries, agriculture and service sector as three important components for development of nation, he said that service sector contributes 62-64 per cent in GDP whereas industry and agriculture contributes 22-24 per cent and 14-16 per cent respectively.
Referring to the menace of corruption prevailing in RTO offices, he urged the Chief Minister to look into this and keep a tap on the same. He also offered the Chief Minister such kind of 200 driving schools where computer based test would be conducted for getting driving licenses. He said that there would be no dearth of funds for development work in Haryana.
Contract had been made with Cement factories to get rid of heavy cost of cement. Under this contract, per bag cement would cost between Rs 120 and 140. He also offered the State Government to take benefit from Union Government for undertaking their development projects.