Himachal urges Centre for 7 NHs

Himachal Pradesh Government has urged the Centre to sanction additional seven national highways to the state to strengthen the road network. The state government has sent a proposal for declaring the Tara devi-Jubbarhatti-Ramshehar-Nalagarh - Kasauli road (106.400 km); Hamirpur - Sujanpur - Palampur road (59.775 km); Bharmour -Chamba - Dalhousie -Pathankot road (133 km); Slapper - Pandoh - Chailchowk - Karsog-Tattapani - Dhalli road (296.950 km); Chandigarh-PGI (Baddi) - Punjab - Pokhran - Nalagarh-Ramshehar - Arki-Shalaghat road (83.90 km) and Brahmukhar - Bilaspur - Ghumarwin-Sarkag (111.865 km), as national highways. The Public Works Department of the state has also requested the Centre to sanction funds for construction of bypass roads at Sundernagar, Manali, Jogindernagar and Theog to ease the traffic congestion. Contact: Himachal Pradesh Government. Website: www.himachal.nic.in