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Status report on Tweet showing damages on Amritsar-Jamnagar Economic corridor

Status report on Tweet showing damages on Amritsar-Jamnagar Economic corridor

This has reference to tweets showing issue of damages caused on Amritsar-Jamnagar Economic corridor. The reported location is Km.-39 of Sangaria-Rasisar section of Amritsar-Jamnagar Economic corridor.

 

As directed by Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, the matter has been enquired into and strict action has been taken against responsible officers/agencies.

Although, heavy rain in the area is hindering the maintenance activities, the reported location has been restored/rectified using temporary measures for safe plying of traffic. Photographs of rectification work are attached.

 

Further, the permanent rectification work will be taken up immediately once the rain subsides. Under the guidance of Domain Expert, Prof. K.S. Reddy, IIT Kharagpur engaged for ascertaining the causes of distress and taking remedial measures at the affected stretches of the expressway as recommended by the Domain Expert.

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