Nitin Gadkari’s Bathinda visit cancelled due to bad weather

Gadkari was to inaugurate the recently four-laned Bathinda-Zirakpur and Bathinda-Amritsar roads.

Bathinda : Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari’s visit to Bathinda on Monday was cancelled due to erratic weather in the region.

“Nitin Gadkari’s visit has been cancelled due to erratic weather,” Bathinda DC Diprava Lakra said.

The Union minister was to inaugurate the recently four-laned Bathinda-Zirakpur and Bathinda-Amritsar roads. Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh was to preside over the launch function scheduled at the Thermal Colony stadium at 11.45am.

As per the public works department minister Vijay Inder Singla, the 217-km Zirakpur-Bathinda stretch had been laid at a cost of Rs 3,189 crore, while the Amritsar -Bathinda stretch of 175-km had been laid at a cost of Rs 2,894 cr. The Zirakpur-Patiala-Sangrur-Barnala-Bathinda section includes two Railway over-bridges and 16 fly-overs. Similarly, the project has one major bridge, 40 small bridges and seven foot over-bridges constructed in its way.

The road also has 32 major junctions and 212 smaller junctions for traffic de-congestion. It has a 138-km service road.

The Amritsar -Harike-Makhu-Zira-Talwandi-Faridkot-Kotkapura-Bathinda stretch of National Highway 54 has three railway over-bridges and five fly-overs. The stretch also includes three big bridges, 53 small bridges and one foot over bridge. There is a 45-km service lane. The project includes 31 major junctions and 171 small junctions.