Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced renaming Hawa Sadak after the historic Bharat Jodo Yatra as Bharat Jodo Marg.
Ashok Gehlot inaugurated Hawa Sadak elevated road in Jaipur today and has announced he would rename it after the historic Bharat Jodo Yatra naming it Bharat Jodo Marg.
As Anshuman Sail writes, “Rajasthan CM Sh. Ashok Gehlot inaugurated Hawa Sadak elevated road in Jaipur today.
Sh. Gehlot has announced to rename the name after the historic Bharat Jodo Yatra as Bharat Jodo Marg.
Rajasthan CM Sh. Ashok Gehlot inaugurated Hawa Sadak elevated road in Jaipur today.
Sh. Gehlot has announced to rename the name after historic Bharat Jodo Yatra as Bharat Jodo Marg.
— Anshuman Sail (@AnshumanSail) October 6, 2022
The inauguration commenced on Thursday evening. JDA has constructed the 2.8-km long elevated road that would connect the LIC Bhawan at Ambedkar Circle and Sodala. “The total cost for this project is Rs 250 crore. Cost for the rest of the projects, to be inaugurated on Thursday – taken together is Rs 222 crores,” a JDA release stated.
New elevated road opening . #jaipur #sodala @ashokgehlot51 @CMRajasthan pic.twitter.com/8sx4quhGgz
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Congratulations #Jaipur for such a beautiful #ElevatedRoad. pic.twitter.com/g5LnLUALv8
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Initially, JDA had planned to inaugurate the Sodala Elevated Road on August 15 to mark Independence Day. However, the date was delayed as construction was still in progress.
The length of the elevated road from Ambedkar Circle to Sodala is 2.8 km. The elevated road will provide relief from traffic congestion between Sodala and Rambagh Circle. The road is expected to save nearly 40 minutes of traveling time and decongest Hawa Sadak as it would offer a non-stop drive at a speed of up to 50 kmph.
The other proposed projects to be inaugurated on Thursday are – construction works for a guest house in the Rajasthan International Center Campus and a sewerage treatment plant in Prithviraj Nagar. Ashok Gehlot will also lay the foundation stone for the construction works of the main trunk line of Vyas and for the construction of two main drainage lines in the city.
Earlier, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot launched 100 days job scheme for the urban unemployed. Gehlot also used the occasion to take a dig at PM Narendra Modi, who accused the states of using freebies to win votes. He said, “We have seen ‘ravadis’ being sold on a handcart in Johri Bazar. But providing free treatment and employment to needy people is the responsibility of the government, not the ‘ravadis'”.
Calling it historic, Gehlot said the scheme was prepared after studying similar ones being operated on a smaller scale in other states. “We recently held a rally in Delhi against the Centre over inflation. This fight with the Centre will run parallel in the public interest but here is an excellent scheme under which various types of works will be done,” Gehlot said. Local-self government and urban development and housing minister Shanti Dhariwal said more than 4 lakh people have registered under the scheme and around 2.5 lakh job cards have been issued.
The project was launched during an event at Ambedkar Bhawan. It was telecast live and district-level events were attended by ministers in charge of those districts. JMC-H mayor Munesh Gurjar, minister Mahesh Joshi, local MLAs Rafiq Khan and Amin Kagzi, and social welfare board chairperson Archana Sharma were present.