Amritsar:- Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today said state’s first Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) will be launched here in the first week of July.
Reviewing the status of the project here in a meeting, Badal said the company engaged for this project has been asked to complete the project by June end and the Rs 495 crore project will become operational in July with eight dedicated corridors in Amritsar.
Announcing Rs 175 crore basic amenities project for Batala city, Badal said the City will have 100 per cent water supply, sewerage, sewerage treatment plants vis- -vis its maintenance for 10 years.
He said the work on this project will start soon and within a span of one year will get complete basic amenities.
Badal said roads of the city and its vicinity will also be upgraded. He also asked the officers concerned to implement the basic amenities project in Gurdaspur, Batala and Sri Hargobindpur on turnkey basis.
The Deputy CM said the work on basic amenities project in Gurdaspur and Batala will be commenced within a month, which will be completed within stipulated time frame.
Briefing about the holistic development plan of Punjab government, Badal said a grant of Rs 25 crore will be released to every constituency so that inclusive development could be ensured.
PTI
