Delhi-Katra Expressway will give major boost to economic activity in Punjab: Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann

Amritsar (Punjab) [India], October 19 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday said that Delhi-Katra Expressway will give a major boost to economic activity in the state.
The Chief Minister, who accompanied Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to review the work of this prestigious project, said, "Work on this ambitious project will be completed very soon and it will be dedicated to people thereafter."
He said, "The state government has already extended full support and cooperation to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for the completion of the project. This project will give a major boost to the economic activity in the region, besides opening new vistas of employment for the youth."
The Chief Minister expressed hope that the project will give a much needed boost to trade and commerce in the state, thereby emerging Punjab as the frontrunner state in the country, according to a press release from the Chief Minister's office.
He said that with the intervention of the Union Minister, the work on this project will be further expedited, thereby giving impetus to the economy of the state. Mann also said that this highway will facilitate pilgrims going to pay obeisance at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, apart from giving a boost to economic activity in the region.
The Chief Minister said that the state government is committed to the holistic development of the state, for which more such projects will be brought into the state.
"He said that this is an ambitious project, which once completed, will save time, money, and energy of commuters travelling from Delhi to Punjab and Jammu-Kashmir especially those desirous of paying obeisance at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine," as per the release.
Bhagwant Singh Mann said, "the 254 kilometer long highway will be constructed at a cost of Rs 11,510 crore and will pass through nine districts of the state, viz., Jalandhar, Sangrur, Malerkotla, Patiala, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, and Gurdaspur." (ANI)