Construction major L&T Company has been contracted to build a 10-km-long fly-over in Panipat, the fast coming up industrial town. |
To be build at an estimated cost of over Rs 300 crore, the fly-over will be one of the longest in the country, said Panipat Deputy Commissioner Mehtab Singh. |
According to Singh, the survey work for the construction of the proposed flyover has been started. The new fly-over would be built on the Delhi-Chandigarh National Highway No 1, the deputy commissioner said. The national highway passes through the historic city of Panipat. |
The construction of the fly-over was expected to be complete in the next three years, the official added. |
In recent years, there has been a big increase in the number of vehicles passing through the city. |
Keeping in view the magnitude of traffic, which was affecting the general life along the national highway, it was necessary to construct such a fly-over, the deputy commissioner said. The new fly-over will help in resolving to a great extent the traffic woes of the residents of the town. |
The state government would soon enter into an agreement with the L&T for the construction of the flyover, he added. |
According to the official, the fly-over will be constructed on the pattern of flyovers in the national capital. "Every care will be taken to maintain the flow of traffic during the construction of the fly-over so that the people might not feel the inconvenience," Singh said. |
The historic town of Panipat is also famous for its blankets and other handloom products that are exported to all over the country and to even foreign countries. |
The state government is in the process of chalking out a programme to develop the historic town as an industrial area and attractive investment destination. |
"The state government is planning to develop the town in a manner that it will attract all those units, which cannot be located in Gurgaon and Faridabad," said a Haryana government official. |