Port Blair, Jul 24: Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray, Member of Parliament, A & N Islands recently met Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Minister of National Highways and Road Transport and requested him to sanction the long pending work of a bridge between Chatham and Bambooflat.
Mr. Ray also mentioned that the Islanders are having huge expectations from the NDA government regarding the project.
Mr. Gadkari, responding to the request, advised that a recommendation from the Defense Ministry was required to sanction the work.
Subsequently, Mr. Ray yesterday met Mr. Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defense and submitted a letter to him requesting him to recommend for sanction of the Bridge work between Chatham and Bambooflat.
Mr. Singh responding to the request of Mr. Ray, assured that he will positively look into the proposal and send his recommendation soon to the Ministry of National Highways and Road Transport.
Leave a Reply