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NHAI starts repair of service lanes in Jagraon
The National Highway Authority of India has started repairing service lanes and national highways in Ludhiana’s Jagraon sub-division
The National Highway Authority of India has started repairing service lanes and national highways in Ludhiana’s Jagraon sub-division.
Sub-divisional magistrate Vikas Hira said the administration had been for the past year constantly taking up the issue of repairing the service lanes and making the road motorable with NHAI. He said commuters were also facing difficulties due to potholed service lanes.
He also pointed out that NHAI had blacklisted the concessionaire of this particular highway which failed to maintain service lanes.
Hira said that NHAI officials had promised to start repair works during a meeting conducted by forest and wildlife minister Lal Chand Kataruchak on July 26 when Jagraon MLA Sarvjit Kaur Manuke had raised the issue.
Hira said the administration is keeping a watch on the repair works and will be completed within this week.
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