- SAYS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN SHOULD BE PREPARED AT THE EARLIEST SO THAT PEOPLE DO NOT SUFFER
- COMMITTED FOR THE WELFARE OF RESIDENTS OF LUDHIANA: BHARAT BHUSHAN ASHU
Ludhiana, September 2:
In view of the ongoing development projects in the city, Cabinet Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Punjab Mr Bharat Bhushan Ashu has directed the Ludhiana Traffic Police and Municipal Corporation Ludhiana to prepare a traffic management plan for the residents. He said that he has received several complaints of traffic congestion and traffic jam in some parts of the city, so both the departments should prepare their traffic management plan at the earliest.
In a press statement issued here today, Mr Bharat Bhushan Ashu stated that he is committed for the welfare of residents of Ludhiana.
He said that we all know that under the Ludhiana Smart City project, the work on elevated road project is going on at Ferozepur Road, the work on Pakhowal Road Rail Over Bridge and two Rail Under Bridges and development of Rotary Club Road as Smart Road is to start in next few days, work on upgradation of Malhar Road as Smart Road and retrofitting of Sarabha Nagar Market is going on, besides some other development projects. Mr Ashu stated that due to these development projects being carried out for the benefit and welfare of city residents, there have been reports of traffic congestion/jam in some parts of the city.
He has asked the traffic police as well as the Municipal Corporation Ludhiana to take this matter seriously and prepare their traffic management plan at the earliest. He said that he would also be meeting the Director General of Police Punjab soon and would demand additional traffic police personnel primarily for managing traffic in the city.
Mr Bharat Bhushan Ashu has appealed to the city residents to assist the Punjab government during the construction of these development projects, because once they are complete, it would benefit our coming generations to a large extent. He also assured that he is monitoring the progress of these projects on daily basis and all these projects would be completed in set time frame.
