Himachal Pradeshchief ministerSukhvinder Singh Sukhuon Sunday reviewed the progress of various ongoingnational highway(NH) projects in the state focusing on resolving issues related to land compensation, clearances of FRA (Forest Rights Act) and FCA (Forest conservation Act) and other bottlenecks of the projects.
He directed the officers to expedite the FRA-FCA clearance cases, by monitoring the cases every 15 days. He said that a follow-up review meeting would be held on March 27 to assess the progress made in these matters.
He said that as the roads are the lifeline of Himachal Pradesh, the has been working diligently to ensure the timely completion of NH projects. The state government’s efforts to expedite the land compensation and other clearances process would facilitate smoother implementation of the projects and provide better road connectivity to the people as well as tourists visiting the state, he said.
He also reviewed the progress of the Shimla-Mataur Road, Pathankot-Mandi road, Shimla bypass and Pinjor-Baddi-Nalagarh road and gave necessary directions to accelerate these projects.
He said that a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Bihru-Lathiani road worth Rs 900 crore was submitted to the Union Government on February 20 and the project is expected to be approved by March 31. This road development project is set to improve the connectivity in the area, and provide a major boost to the transportation sector, he added.