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Uttarakhand gives high priority to road repairs

Uttarakhand gives high priority to road repairs

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has directed the Public Works Department (PWD) to carry out repair and maintenance of roads in the state. The prolonged monsoon and heavy rains caused extensive damage to the roads and now as the monsoon had come to an end, the maintenance and repair of roads should be taken on priority, the Chief Minister said.

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British Raj built Hindustan-Tibet road to be revived partly

British Raj built Hindustan-Tibet road to be revived partly

In Himachal Pradesh, the Hindustan-Tibet road is to be revived to serve as a reliable alternative way to National Highway-22 and boost the local economy. The road was once connected Rampur, the seat of the erstwhile princely state of Bushair, which was a major entrepot to the Tibet border. Over the years it fell into disuse and was abandoned. Now the Hindustan-Tibet road, first laid by the British India in the 19th century to connect with Tibet for trade through Shipki-La border post on the Indi

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Chandigarh-Manali NH 21 to be made into four lanes

Chandigarh-Manali NH 21 to be made into four lanes

The Chandigarh-Mandi-Manali National Highway will soon be upgraded to four lane, Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has announced. Singh, who announced the decision while presiding over the review meeting of Public Works Department (PWD), said that National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will undertake the construction work in the NH 21.