By IANS,
Shimla : Himachal Pradesh Tuesday requested the central government to declare five roads in the state as national highways to strengthen the road network in rural areas.
The demand was made by Public Works Minister Gulab Singh at his meeting with union Surface Transport Minister C.P. Joshi in New Delhi.
Singh asked Joshi to declare Hamirpur-Palampur-Sujanpur, Brahmpukhar-Bilaspur-Ghumarwin-Sarkaghat-Baijnath, Pathankot-Dalhousie-Chamba-Bharmour, Taradevi-Jubarhatti-Kunihar-Nalagarh-Ghamouli and Chandigarh-Nalagarh-Arki-Shalaghat roads as national highways, said an official statement here.
The minister also requested the central government to provide financial assistance for constructions of bypass in Jogindernagar, Sundernagar and Theog to decongest the towns from heavy traffic.
The detailed project reports of the bypasses have been submitted to the surface transport ministry for approval.