NHAI to instal traffic lights near Dera Bassi bus stand

Rajiv Bhatia


Dera Bassi, November 20
For smooth flow of traffic on the Dera Bassi-Ambala highway, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to install traffic lights near the Dera Bassi bus stand. The traffic lights would be installed within in the next 15 days.

The other work related with the highway like foot overbridges, proper rainwater drainage system, two bus queue shelters with green belt, beautification below the Zirakpur flyover, widening of roads from both sides of the highway would be started early next year, an NHAI official said.

In August this year, the SDM, Dera Bassi, the DSP, the NHAI director, drainage department and MC officials had visited Zirkapur, Dera Bassi and Lalru areas.

They had discussed the problems that the residents faced while commuting on the Chandigarh-Ambala and the Zirakpur-Kalka highways.

During the visit, the local administration asked the NHAI officials to re-work on medians on the Dera Bassi-Ambala highway.

The administration had also asked the NHAI to maintain the drainage system along the highways especially near Bhankarpur village.

Officials said to solve the waterlogging problem on the highway, the department has also planned to extend the highway’s drains till Ghaggar river. Official sources said two steel foot overbridges in Dera Bassi and Bhankarpur would be constructed for pedestrians. The Zirakpur MC had also written to the NHAI officials for NOC to set up a green belt under the flyover. NHAI officials said they would meet the MC officials to discuss the matter in coming week.

The NHAI’s project director, Anil Dahia, said the minutes of the meeting were forwarded to the higher authorities for approval and traffic lights would be installed in 15 days.

He said after getting the approval, the work would be started on priority.

SDM, Dera Bassi, Punit Goyal said they will discuss the matter with NHAI officials to start the work as soon as possible.