Chandigarh, Sep 17
Punjab Public Works Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Wednesday said the devastating floods have caused extensive damage to 4,658 km of roads and 68 bridges in the state.
Presiding over the review meeting regarding the assessment of losses, he said under Plan Roads, 19 bridges and 1,592.76 km roads have been damaged along with R-walls and B-walls measuring 4,014.11 metres and 92 culverts.
Under Link Roads, 45 bridges and 2,357.84 km of roads have suffered damage, along with 3,282 metres of R-walls and B-walls and 376 culverts.
During the meeting, Harbhajan Singh directed officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to immediately improve the condition of different roads. He also instructed them to expedite projects that have not yet taken off.
He also directed the NHAI officers to address the traffic congestion persisting under the Kharar flyover.