Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 16: Speaker Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta and Member Parliament Jugal Kishore Sharma inaugurated two pedestrian subways one each at Gangyal and Digiana today.
The subway has been a long standing demand of the locals, said the Speaker after inaugurating the 36 mtrs long subways constructed by PWD (R&B) Department at a combined cost of Rs 2.5 crore under Centre Road Fund (CRF). He said that the use of the new subways will prevent accidents as these areas are prone to accidents due to movement of heavy traffic.
Speaking on the occasion, Member Parliament Jugal Kishore Sharma said that new subways will be beneficial for the public as they can easily go through underpass and it will also reduce the risk of accidents as the pedestrians now can easily avoid the heavy traffic to cross the roads in these areas.
The Speaker directed the concerned officials to ensure the maintenance & cleanliness of these subways and also urged the locals to contribute their part to keep cleanliness in and around the subways.
Speaker said that the Government is commitment to provide all basic amenities including better connectivity to the people for which various road projects have been taken up.
Kavinder said that mega road project from Kunjwani to Satwari is at finishing stage and will be completed by December.
Emphasising on agenda of development, the Speaker said that strenuous efforts are being made for the development of Gandhi Nagar constituency and assured that more development works will be taken up for welfare of the locals.
Later, Speaker and Member Parliament distributed LPG connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwal Yojana (PMUY) among BPL beneficiaries at Bawe.
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