CHANDIGARH, JUNE 13
Haryana and Uttar Pradesh Governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for construction of High Level Bridge on river Yamuna connecting Bilaspur - Khojkipur road in Panipat district of Haryana and Tanda Kurdi-Nangal Sai Mandir- Chhaproli Barot road in Uttar Pradesh
The MoU was signed in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr Akhilesh Yadav in New Delhi today.
The Principal Secretary, Public Works Department (Building and Roads) Haryana, Mr Sanjeev Kaushal singed the MoU on behalf of Haryana Government and Principal Secretary, PWD Uttar Pradesh, Mr Rajnish Dubey signed on behalf of UP Government. The cost of main bridge which is Rs. 31.52 crore will be shared equally by both the States. The project is likely to be completed within three years from the date of actual start.
While welcoming the UP Chief Minister Mr Akhilesh Yadav, Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that the two States are like brothers and this bridge will further strengthen this relationship. Mr Akhilesh Yadav said that the bridge would improve the connectivity between both the States. He said that the Governments of both the States would work unitedly for redressing the common grievances of the people of both the States. Concerted steps will be taken to complete the bridge even before the targeted period, he added.
The site of proposed bridge is located near village Hathwala in Panipat district in Haryana and village Chhaproli on the other side in U.P. The length of the proposed bridge will be about 667.53 mtrs. With the construction of the bridge, about 20 villages of Haryana including Samalkha, Khojkipur, Bilaspur, Hathwala, Sanjoli and about 40 villages of Uttar Pradesh including Baraut, Malakpur, Chhaproli, Chowli, Odhapur, Barbala, Sadikpur, Sinoli, Adarsh Nangla, Bachode, Hewa, Ramala, Loom, Tugana, Tanda will be benefited. About 10 lakh people of both Haryana and Uttar Pradesh will be benefited from the Bridge.
It will become easier to transport agricultural produce from one State to other State. There will be overall development of this area and existing distance will be reduced by 45 kms by construction of this bridge.
The estimated cost of the bridge along with its approaches is Rs. 108.68 Crore. The cost of construction of approach road and protection work on Uttar Pradesh side will be Rs. 4158 lakh whereas cost of similar works on Haryana side will be Rs. 3558 lakh which will be borne by each State respectively.A direct link between National Highway No.1 (Delhi-Ambala-Amritsar Road) and Delhi-Saharanpur-Yamnotri Road (State Highway No.57) will be established.
The State Governments will construct approach roads and protection works in their respective States at their own cost and from their own resources including cost of land acquisition. The cost of approaches on Haryana side is Rs. 35.58 crore and accordingly the Haryana share will be Rs. 51.34 crore.
A Project Steering Committee (PSC) having officers of both the States will be constituted to monitor and supervise all the activities of the project. The committee will review the progress and sort out the problems to expedite the successful completion of the work.
The construction of main bridge will be started in October, 2014 and the construction of approaches is likely to be started in October, 2015 after acquisition of land. The entire bridge along with approaches is likely to be completed by October, 2017.
Haryana Transport Minister Mr Aftab Ahmed, MLA Samalkha Mr Dharam Singh Chhoker, Political Advisor to Haryana Chief Minister Prof. Virender, Media Advisor to Chief Minister Mr Shiv Bhattia, Principal Secretary to Haryana Chief Minister Mr S.S. Dhillon, Haryana Principal Resident Commissioner Mr P.K. Mahapatra, Engineer-in-Chief PWD (B&R) Haryana Mr Mahesh Kumar, Chief Engineer Mr A.K. Jain from Haryana State and UP Jails Minister Mr Rajendra Chaudhry, Principal Secretary to UP Chief Minister Mr Rakesh Garg, Special Secretary PWD Mr Ajay Kumar Shukla, OSD UP Bhawan Mr Shashi Kant Mehrotra and MD, UPSBC Mr Ranjan Mittal were also present on the occasion.
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