New Delhi: Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh met Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday and urged him for expansion and upgradation of national highways in the state and development of roads in border areas.
Singh called for improving connectivity on the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway and the Anandpur Sahib-Naina Devi highway.
The Punjab chief minister also discussed with the Union minister the relining of Rajasthan and Sirhind feeder canals.
Singh tweeted:
Met @nitin_gadkari ji to discuss the expansion & upgradation of National Highways in Punjab. Urged for development of border roads, Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway & Sri Anandpur Sahib-Temple Shri Naina Devi ji connectivity. Also discussed relining of Rajasthan & Sirhind feeders. pic.twitter.com/sjZLF2q7KI
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) September 4, 2018
Gadkari also took to Twitter to say that the Punjab chief minister had called on him.
“We discussed ongoing highway projects in the state,” he said.