Lehragaga (Pb), May 31 (PTI) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Sunday dedicated and laid foundation stones for road infrastructure and development projects worth more than Rs 18.76 crore in the Lehragaga region.
The projects are aimed at eliminating safety hazards, improving rural infrastructure and ensuring all-weather connectivity for thousands of villagers, according to an official release.
Cheema said the government is transforming rural Punjab by actively strengthening nearly 40,000 km of roads across the state, thereby delivering better connectivity and basic amenities to villages that had remained neglected for decades.
Addressing a public gathering in village Daska, Cheema dedicated a 10.5-km road connecting Bachhuana to Bareta
via Daska and Bahadurpur, which has been widened from 12 ft to 18 ft at a cost of Rs 7.15 crore.
The widening of the road is expected to resolve long-standing traffic bottlenecks and safety concerns caused by the previously narrow and dilapidated route, he said.
Cheema also dedicated a newly constructed 4-km metalled road connecting Daska and Khatri Wala at a cost of Rs 1.27 crore, converting a long-standing dirt track into an all-weather road.
In addition, a 1-km link road leading to Dera Baba Dhaula Pir on the Daska-Bahadurpur stretch was completed at a cost of Rs 34.50 lakh, facilitating smoother travel for devotees and local residents.
In Baghrol and nearby villages, Cheema dedicated development works and laid foundation stones for projects worth nearly Rs 10 crore. PTI CHS SKY SKY
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