Ludhiana MC pays Rs 12 lakh to Rlys for underpass

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, April 3

The Municipal Corporation has given around Rs 12 lakh to the Railways to prepare a plan and estimate for the construction of a subway (underpass for vehicular movement) on Jassian Road here.

The commuters have been facing inconvenience while passing through the passage beneath the Ludhiana-Amritsar railway section at Jassian village. If the subway is constructed, a large number of people would be benefitted, officials said.

The existing passage is not meant for vehicular movement. But, a high volume of traffic passes through the passage. A number of area residents wanted that proper subway should be constructed there. MLA Rakesh Pandey had raised the matter before the MC officials for early construction of the subway so that the commuters don’t face any inconvenience. MC officials had then met the railway officials in this regard.

A resident of Jassian Road said, “It would be very beneficial for the residents and commuters if the underpass is constructed there. We also demand from the MC to resolve the problem of overflowing sewers and water accumulation on the stretch at the earliest. The underpass work should be carried out in a time-bound manner. Once it is constructed, the people can easily commute between the Haibowal areas and NH-44.”

The MC’s Superintending Engineer Teerath Bansal said they had deposited around Rs 12 lakh for the construction of the subway. Once the plan was made and approved, the next steps would be taken for early construction of the subway.