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Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu here on Friday evening inspected the underconstruction 'Himachal Niketan' which will provide accommodation facilities to the students and residents of Himachal Pradesh visiting the national capital.
During his visit at the site of five-storeyed building at Dwarka in New Delhi being constructed at a cost of about Rs 57.72 crore, the Himachal CM also directed the officers for its time-bound completion. Senior officers of the State Government accompanied the Chief Minister on the occasion. Earlier, CM Sukhu called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here on Friday. He discussed various issues pertaining to people living in border areas besides the need for strengthening road infrastructure in these areas especially routes that are of strategic importance. The Defence Minister assured of full cooperation to the state government. Principal advisor to CM Sukhu, Ram Subhag Singh and senior officers of the State Government accompanied the Chief Minister. On Friday, the CM also had called on the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi. According to an official release from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), "Chief Minister Sukhu held detailed discussions about various roads, bridges and ropeway projects of the state with the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and sought liberal central assistance and support." The Chief Minister submitted proposal for constructing four new road projects in the state to the Union Minister. He said that strengthening of road network was of utmost importance for facilitating tourists and overall development of the state as the roads were lifelines of the hill state. The Himachal CM also suggested that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) should explore the possibility of tunneling wherever feasible as it would reduce the maintenance cost.CM Sukhu requested for reviewing the realignment of Solan-Parwanoo road and urged for considering preparation of new detailed project report (DPR), keeping in view many blind spots and curves leading to more accidents. Apart from this, he also requested for four-laning of left out portions of Shimla-Mataur national highway. The Union Minister assured of full support to Himachal government. Chief Minister's Principal Advisor Ram Subhag Singh and senior officers of state government accompanied the Chief Minister. (ANI)
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