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The Smart City BoD has allocated a tentative budget of Rs48 crore for the project. Tribune photo
Tribune News Service
Shimla, March 11
Shimla Smart City Limited has set its sights on constructing a parallel tunnel to the old Sanjauli-Dhalli tunnel to ease the flow of traffic in the city.
“The Himachal Pradesh Road Infrastructure Development Corporation (HPRIDC) has already hired a consultant to check the feasibility of the project. The consultant has started the work and will soon submit the report,” said Smart City General Manager (Technical) Nitin Garg. The Smart City BoD has given in principle approval to the project and has allocated a tentative budget of Rs 48 crore.