Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

health sciences at Faridkot, construction of hostel block in IIT Ropar, Girls college in
Jalalabad.
• Sports sector- hockey stadium and multipurpose stadium at Amritsar and Gurdaspur.
• Tourism and cultural affairs- Infrastructure development of Khalsa Heritage Complex
at Anandpur Sahib.
• Water supply and sewerage- Water supply and sewerage schemes in Tarn Taran,
Gidderbaha, Patti, Sultanpur Lodhi and Amritsar. Water supply schemes in villages of
Khadoor Sahib, Goindwal Sahib, Chola Sahib, Kiratpur Sahib, Dera Baba Nanak and
Chamakaur Sahib. Installation of reverse osmosis plants in 552 villages of 8 districts.
• Urban development- various development works in Tarn Taran, Jalalabad, Jalandhar
and Amritsar.
TRANSPORT
77. Roads and communication network hold the key to the overall growth of the
economy. It is a basic infrastructure for promotion of agriculture, industry, trade and
business. The Punjab has an extensive 60881 km network of roads comprising of 1749 km of
national highways, 1479 km of state highways, 2112 kms major district roads, 4482 km of
other district roads and 51059 km of village link roads. The state government plans to
upgrade all the important link roads with more than 10 metre width into plan roads. In the
Annual Plan 2011-12, the approved outlay is Rs. 607 crore against an expenditure of Rs.
512.55 crore last year. Besides, substantive funds would be invested from Punjab
Infrastructure Development Board and government of India.
78. The work of construction on high level bridge at Sarai Ka Pattan and one
submersible bridge on Bhangi Choe at Hoshiarpur is complete and other High Level Bridge
on Makhu over river Sutlej is under progress. For good connectivity to IIT Rupnagar, up
gradation and bypass of road from headwork is under progress at a project cost of Rs. 8.44
crore. 30% of work is completed.
79. The World Bank has approved Punjab State Road Sector Project at the total
cost of Rs. 1500 crore. This is the largest road sector project undertaken in the state in which
around 900 kms of roads shall be improved. The share of the World Bank is Rs. 1125 crore
and that of Punjab state is Rs. 375 crore. The Project agreement and loan agreement was
signed on 26/2/07. The duration of the project is 5 years. The effective date of the project is
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