The Punjab Government has approved funds for integrated development plan for industrial city Ludhiana and its adjoining areas.
The state government has approved Rs 3,651 crore plan. It also tied up the financial resources for the urban development programme and drew timelines for completion of every project. As a part of the plan the funds sanctioned for projects are:
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Rs 26 crore for sewerage system, Rs 290 crore for water supply, Rs 30 crore for sewage treatment plants and Rs 55 crore for operation and maintenance of these services. Also, there are further plans
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Rs 1,076.2 crore will be allotted for road widening, Rs 193.6 crore will go for new road links and Rs 920 crore for upgradation and widening of regional roads
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Expansion of Metro rail system to 200 km, introducing bus rapid transport system and making use of commuter rail system with adjoining cities
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The road system development plan, which included laying of new roads (313 km), road widening (199 km), construction of 41 flyovers, 18 RUBs and integrated freight complexes.
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As many as 200 additional buses will be included in the present fleet of 30 buses
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Plans for Ludhiana to get quality mass transport system, till the city road network have be upgraded for future challenges
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Improvement of 19 junctions across the city, including Vishwakarma Chowk, Jagraon Bridge Chowk and Geeta Mandir Chowk
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With 182-km main sewer and 1,279-km branch sewer, only 87 per cent of the city was covered under the sewerage system, instructions were also issued to cover the remaining 13 per cent area under the integrated programme
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And, 4,832 houses for urban poor - constructed at a cost of Rs 113.53 crore - have been completed and the allotment process will start soon and the 17 per cent work pending on 1,639 km of water distribution network with 779 tubewells