Taking into view the future issues related to the Railway Under Pass at Dhakoli, Deputy Commissioner Aashika Jain, today, asked the MC Officials Zirakpur to immediately submit the proposal of Railway Over Bridge in place of the currently approved Railway Under Pass to the Railway Officials with immediate effect.
Taking a joint meeting of MC Zirakpur and Railway Officials along with SDM Derabassi, Amit Gupta at District Administrative Complex, SAS Nagar, today, the Deputy Commissioner, Jain stressed that in the wake of the present scenarios like height issues, waterlogging issues and high volume of traffic, the feasibility of railway underpass at Dhakoli would not prove beneficial in the long run.
She said that the clear height of the approved Railway underpass has been described as 3.35 meters which is half of the height of Baltana point of intersection of NHAI. So, the height may become a major issue in the future. Similarly, the road heading from Dhakoli Railway Crossing bifurcates into two roads, one to National Highway and second to Derabassi, which needs a rotary further.
The MC and Railway Officials including SDM Derabassi Amit Gupta thought that as per the present circumstances and future needs, the RUB must be replaced with ROB. It was decided that a revised proposal in this connection will immediately be sent to Railway Authorities with the request to prepare DPR for the proposed Railway Over Bridge.
Deputy Commissioner said the long-term planning for the Zirakpur is need of the hour to make the city traffic worthy in the wake of growing urbanization. She said that the District Administration and State Government are keen to resolve this major bottleneck of the Zirakpur area to make the traffic chaos smooth.