RS member Vikramjit Singh Sahney writes to Centre over traffic woes near Golden Temple
The Rajya Sabha member stressed the need for a mass rapid transport system corridor connecting the GT Road to Darbar Sahib, an underground tunnel and multi-level parking, and capsule car system. He also proposed an elevated monorail from GT Road to Golden Temple to bypass traffic bottlenecks, safeguard the heritage aesthetics of the city, and offer quick and safe access for lakhs of pilgrims daily.
According to a press release, in a written reply by the minister of state of housing and urban affairs to a question asked by Sahney in the Rajya Sabha regarding the progress of Smart City Mission in Punjab, it was informed that Amritsar, Jalandhar and Ludhiana were selected from Punjab under the programme. The MP requested that Mohali and Patiala also be included, it said.
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