Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has given instructions to pay special attention to the expansion of road connectivity in the state. He has instructed to work fast to improve the mutual road connectivity of Kedarkhand and Manaskhand and to make a better action plan to strengthen road connectivity from Dehradun to Haldwani, Delhi to Haldwani and major cities. He has asked to expedite all the processes of the four-lane elevated road construction project on Rispana and Bindal river. On Tuesday, the game changer schemes of the Public Works Department were reviewed under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. In the meeting, Chief Minister Dhami said that along with the Dehradun ring road and bypass from Asharodi to Mohkampur, work should also be done fast on the utility duct policy. Along with using new technology in the construction of roads, he has asked to do the work of reconstruction and repair of damaged bridges on priority basis. The Chief Minister said that technology like geosynthetic retaining wall should be used to build safe and durable roads in landslide-affected areas. The campaign to make roads pothole-free should be continued.
Work on land acquisition for elevated corridor continues
In the meeting, Secretary PWD Dr Pankaj Kumar Pandey informed that 11 km long four-lane elevated corridor is being constructed on Dehradun’s Rispana river and 15 km long on Bindal river. Under the approval of their first phase, feasibility study and hydrological study have been done. As per the proposed land acquisition plan, the process of marking on the spot is in progress. The alignment of Dehradun ring road has been finalized. The feasibility report of the project has been prepared and a diversion plan has also been prepared after joint inspection with the railways.
The feasibility report of the Dehradun-Mussoorie connectivity scheme has been prepared and geotechnical testing has been done.
