Govt to upgrade 5 roads via PPP model

Haryana government would adopt Public Private Partnership (PPP) model to develop five major roads in the state, the state Industries and Public Works Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala said.

The five roads identified for the project are Bahalgarh chowk Meerut-Sonepat road, Panipat-Sonali Road SH-16, Kond-Moonak-Salwan-Assandh road till MDR border, Palwal- Aligarh Road and Karnal-Meerut Road, he said after inaugurating three developmental works.

In order to improve the Haryana-Rajasthan road, the state government is four-laning the 151 km long Rai Malikpur Narnaul-Mahendergarh -Dadri-Bhiwani-Kharak Corridor. Work on the project is being started with an approved amount of Rs 1,605 crore.

The state Public Works Department received an allocation of Rs 2,834.78 crore for 2013-14 from the state government. It included planned budget of Rs 1932.06 crore and unplanned budget of Rs 902.72 crore.

The state government is observing 2013 as industry and employment year and has set a target of capital investment of Rs 2 lakh crore.