CM proposes alternate route to ease traffic in Shimla

Chief minister Virbhadra Singh today proposed a link road to connect the Shimla bypass with the main town through Krishna Nagar to ease traffic congestion and provide an alternate route.
"The road would link the bypass with main highway near Hotel Holiday home and pass through Directorate of Education and Krishna Nagar, providing road connectivity to several houses", he said while presiding over the review meeting on parking, parks, and playgrounds in Shimla town, here today.
Emphasising on the need to develop more alternative roads from circular road, he said there was scope to construct road from Dhobi Ghat to Malyana and Ruldu Bhatta to Shankli and directed the Urban Development and Public Works departments to explore the possibilities and prepare a comprehensive planfor construction of these link roads within 15 days.

"A committee would be constituted for earlier execution ofalternative road from HHH for which Urban Development department will work as nodal agency", he said.
The Chief Minister directed authorities to identify spots on circular road where there was scope for widening of road.
The district administration, Municipal Corporation, PWD and UD would jointly execute the work and start widening work immediately where land acquisition was not required.

He also directed to shift the store of Electricity Board to some suitable place.
He said that 50 link roads in different wards of Shimla Municipal Corporation area had been identified for widening and improvement for which adequate funds would be provided.

Besides, the beautification and renovation would be taken up at Rani Jhanshi Park on the Mall and Rani Park near Pari Mehal in Kasumpti area.
He said Sabzi Mandi of Shimla town would be re-developed and directed the authorities to expedite the project so that optimum use of the area could be ensured.
Singh said four parking slots were being constructed to provide parking facility to the locals and the tourists at Sanjauli (400 vehicles), at Chhota Shimla (250 vehicles), at Lift (700 vehicles) and at Vikas Nagar (175 vehicles).
He said parking at Chhota Shimla had been constructed while parking facility for 250 vehicles had also been made available at Sanjauli parking.

He directed the authorities to remove the un-authorized parking up to 300 metres from the main parking in Sanjauli on both sides of the circular road and also to remove the construction material on the main road to ensure smooth plying of the vehicles.
He said that work on parking at Cancer hospital and Tutikandi was under progress.