Proposal for four-laning of 23.8-km Mukerian-Gurdaspur road sent to NHAI

With exigencies of the Army looming large, the proposal to upgrade the single-lane Mukerian-Gurdaspur road into a four-lane highway has been sent to the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and the Punjab Government.

Over the years, the 23.80-km road had become the Achilles’ Heel of the Gurdaspur administration with water-logging being the main problem. Due to this, potholes frequently appear on the road, even after repairs.

The road is used by commuters travelling to Chandigarh, New Delhi and other cities of Punjab. Tourists bound for J&K, HP and the Kartarpur corridor, too, use this stretch. It is the favourite road of farmers of this sugarcane-rich area to take their produce to sugar mills of Mukerian and Dasuya.

However, what prompted Deputy Commissioner (DC) Himanshu Aggarwal to write to the NHAI and the Chief Secretary seeking a four-lane NH was the fact that the 10,000-strong Tibri Cantonment is located on the road. The Army’s movement is severely restricted because the surface remains unmotorable throughout the year.

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Proposal for four-laning of 23.8-km Mukerian-Gurdaspur road sent to NHAI : The Tribune India