Haryana: Five Gati Shakti projects of Rs 97 crore cleared in Empowered Group of Secretaries meeting

Chandigarh (Haryana) [India]: Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal chaired the second meeting of the Empowered Group of Secretaries, constituted to monitor the implementation of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan. Five projects, worth about Rs 97 crores, were approved during the meeting.

Kaushal said approval was given in the meeting for two-laning of Jamalpur road from Panchgaon to Farrukhnagar at a cost of about Rs 44 crores. This road will start from Delhi-Jaipur National Highway and will go through National Highway-352 (West) to Model Economic Township, Jhajjar.

To strengthen connectivity in Industrial Parks and Economic Zones under the PM Gati Shakti initiative, roads will also be widened and strengthened in Sector-38, Phase-II Industrial Estate in Rai, Sonepat, at around Rs 16.13 crores, and at Barhi Industrial Estate, Phase-I of Sonipat at Rs 11.52 crore. Roads at IMT Bawal, Phase-II in Rewari would be strengthened at a cost of Rs 11.51 crores.

“With the development of better infrastructure, not only will the industrial units be able to expand their units, but it will eventually increase employment opportunities as well.”

Under PM Gati Shakti, departments related to infrastructure and connectivity have been brought on a single platform, and projects will be outlined with the help of technologies such as Geographic Information System based planning, route planning, monitoring and satellite imagery.