category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU Chandigarh Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said that roads in the state will be widened and strengthened as per the requirement. He informed that under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) scheme of the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways, approval has been given for widening and strengthening of 11 roads and 11 bridges in the state, which will cost about Rs. 725 crores, apart from these, the road from Surewala Mod to Punjab-Haryana border in Hisar district will also be widened, which will cost around Rs. 150 crores. The Deputy Chief Minister, who also holds the portfolio of Public Works (B R) said that he had recently met the Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, and requested that various road projects relating to Haryana be completed at the earliest. He continued by saying that a request for prompt approval and release of funds was submitted. He informed that Gadkari approved many roads for widening and strengthening as per their demand. These projects will be built under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) scheme. The Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala informed that the Panipat-Safidon-Jind road will be made four-lane from Panipat to Safidon and widened by 10 meters from Safidon to Jind. About Rs. 184.44 crores will be spent on this 65 km long road. Apart from this, Rs. 43.71 crores will be spent on widening and strengthening of 17.83 km long road from Uchana to Litani in Jind district by 7 metres. He further informed that the Hansi-Tosham road will be made four-lane up to the Hisar district border, three bridges on this road have also been sanctioned for widening and strengthening with an estimated cost of Rs. 60 crores. The widening and strengthening of Kalanwali-Dabwali Road and Dabwali Kalanwali road via Desujodha will be initiated with an estimated cost of Rs. 25.61 crores and Rs. 34.11 crores respectively. Similarly, Dadri-Bond road and Dadri-Chirya road will be widened and strengthened by spending Rs. 73.71 crores and Rs 62.30 crores respectively. The Deputy CM informed that the Karnal-Kachhwa-Sambali-Kaul road and two bridges on it would also be widened and strengthened, which will cost Rs 27.43 crores. He further informed that approval has been given for widening and strengthening of Assandh-Kaithal road along with two bridges on it in Karnal district at a cost of Rs. 33.82 crores. Similarly, the Assandh-Sirsal road and 4 bridges on it will be strengthened and widened at a total cost of Rs. 49.90 crores. He informed that the Kaithal-Patiala State Highway in Kaithal district will be four-laned and widened at a cost of Rs. 129.40 crores. (editor dailyworld.in)