LUDHIANA: A day after the municipal corporation closed Pakhowal Road for the construction of a railway overbridge and an under-bridge at the railway crossing, the old bridge on Sidhwan canal near MC zone D office was also closed on Wednesday as a new bridge would replace the old one. The new bridge will be wider than the old one.
This bridge allows traffic from BRS Nagar to Sarabha Nagar and other parts of the city. Due to closure of the bridge the entire pressure of the traffic got shifted to the other side of the bridge and long queues of vehicles were also seen on both side of the roads.
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Ludhiana: The members of finance and contracts committee conducted a meeting on Monday evenin and discussed 200 of the 495 resolutions tabled. Rest of the resolutions will be tabled in the next meeting scheduled for Wednesday. Of the 200 discussed, most were given nod, as these were associated with general development works.
However, in the meeting it was brought to notice that despite fixation of councillor quota for the outer and inner wards, some of the councillors had put up development works so those works which were beyond limit were held back. For the last few months, the opposition councillors are raising hue and cry over approval to the development works despite fixation of councillor quota.
Ashu says one side of under-bridge will open in three months
LUDHIANA: The New Year can bring some respite from traffic jams near Pakhowal Road railway crossing, as one side of the under-bridge is likely to be opened in three months.
For the past 15 years, the residents have been raising the demand of a railway over-bridge at the crossing from where many trains pass during the day, leading to long queues of vehicles. Cabinet minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, after inspecting the project on Sunday, claimed that in the next three months one side of the under-bridge would open.
The Pakhowal Road railway crossing falls on the busy Ferozepur-Ludhiana rail line near a convent school. The crossing has been a bugbear for the commuters.
Ludhiana: Sunday became a perfect day for many families of the city to spend some quality time while participating in health and fitness activities organised by various NGOs and fitness institutes. As people did not get much time to move out in the past few months due to Covid-19, so, on Sunday, they gathered at the Sidhwan canal water front and enjoyed various fun activities.
Activities like zumba dance, bhangra, cycling, jogging, drawing competition among many others were organised for the people. These activities continued for almost three hours. The children had a gala day as they got the opportunity to draw and fill colours using their imagination. There was a separate session for yoga and other fitness activities.
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