Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday laid the foundation stones for five infrastructural projects, worth Rs 127.86 crore, in Amritsar.
He also announced an additional Rs 50 crore for tubewells to ensure seamless supply of clean water in the holy city, pending the completion of the canal water supply network, an official statement said here.
A slew of tourism development projects, totalling Rs 187.47 crore, were too announced for the city, it said.
The chief minister pressed the button to lay the foundation stones, by remote, of two Railway Over Bridges (RoBs), one Railway under Bridge (RUB) and a flyover besides, extension of the existing Bhandari Bridge.
The projects, said the chief minister, would go a long way in boosting the infrastructure of the old town and reducing traffic congesting.
Further noting that big cities like Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Patiala were facing acute water problems, the chief minister announced his government's decision to provide canal water to these four cities,
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