Deputy Commissioners to conduct survey and ensure renovation of roads before arrival of monsoon season: CM
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ April 14,2025
The commitment of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini regarding resolution of common people’s problems was once again on display as immediately after the Yamunanagar programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister chaired a meeting with administrative officials at the Civil Secretariat in Chandigarh. He gave strict instructions that all the roads across the state should be repaired by June 15 so that common people do not face any kind of inconvenience.
While giving instructions, he said that the officers should run a special campaign and ensure that all the processes are completed soon by issuing short-term tenders regarding the improvement of roads so that the work of their repair can be completed before the upcoming monsoon.
While giving instructions, he said that the Deputy Commissioners should conduct a survey and ensure that the roads are renovated before the monsoon season so that no road remains in bad condition after June 15.
There will be no compromise on quality of development work
The Chief Minister gave clear instructions that no laxity will be tolerated in terms of quality in infrastructure projects. Special attention should be paid to the quality of every work. Every project should be completed in a timely manner and any kind of negligence will not be tolerated.
He said special repair work of all the roads under Public Works, Urban Local Bodies, Haryana Urban Development Authority, Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board and the concerned Metropolitan Development Authority, Panchayati Raj and District Council should be completed as soon as possible.
He said for the roads whose defect liability period has not ended, it should ensured that those are repaired by the same contractor.
Harpath 2.0 will be launched
The upgraded version 2.0 of the GIS-based ‘Harpath’ application developed with the aim of making the roads of the state pothole-free will be launched by the Chief Minister on April 25. In this application, the general public will be able to register complaints about damaged roads or potholes in the roads in the state. This will ensure quick disposal and improve the roads.
It is noteworthy that the Chief Minister had announced during the Budget Session that all the roads of Haryana state will be renovated in the next 6 months. After this, not a single road will be found broken in the state.
Ensure cleaning of drains and canals before monsoon
The Chief Minister, while instructing all the officers to prevent waterlogging in the state in the upcoming monsoon season, said that they should ensure cleaning of drains and desilting of canals in their areas. He said the Deputy Commissioners should take this work seriously and ensure that the works are completed in a timely manner.
