FOUR-LANING OF JALLANDHAR-WAGHA BORDER (VIA AMRITSAR) ROAD
Rajya
Sabha
The Government proposes
to start and complete the work of four-laning of Jallandhar-Wagha
Border (via Amritsar) road on priority basis. Four laning of 20
km stretch from Jallandhar towards Amritsar will be taken up under
budgetary support by National Highways Authority of India, for
which bids are being invited. For the remainig length of National
Highways between Jallandhar and Wagha Border (via Amritsar) various
alternatives of funding such as External Assistance, Private Sector
Participation and budgetary support are under consideration.
Expenditure to
be incurred will be known after work is awarded. Target for completion
of 4-laning of 20 Km. stretch from Jallandhar side is June 2006.
For the remaining length target is not finalised.
This information
was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Road
Transport and Highways, Maj. Gen. (Retd.) B.C. Khanduri in a written
reply to a question of Shri Sukhbir Singh in Rajya Sabha today.
