Road widening, water body recharging works kick off in Prabhas Patan

Prabhas Patan: The works for widening of existing two-lane road connecting Shri Ram mandir and Somnath Bypass into a four-lane road and renovation and the works for recharging the water bodies in Prabhas Patan kicked off on Wednesday, August 11.

The ground-breaking of the project of developing a four-lane road connecting Shri Ram Mandir and Somnath Bypass was performed at hands of Somnath Temple Trust Secretary P.K. Lahiri. The estimated cost of this project will be Rs 5.06 crores. The State government arm Gujarat Pavitra Yatradham Vikas Board, Gandhinagar has provided a grant for this project. The width of the four-lane road will be 20 meters. It is 1 km long and 7.5-meter-wide at present. The four-lane road will have amenities embedded such as gutter, footpath and lighting.

Shri Somnath Trust will do renovation of 26 wells, 5 stepwells and 3 ponds within the area of the trust. The key aim of this project is to store more water and maintain hygiene in the water bodies. Recharging of wells, stepwells and ponds will also be done. The estimated cost will be Rs 78.82 lakh for this project which will cover the grant of Gujarat Pavitra Yatradham Vikas Board and fund of Shri Somnath Trust. DeshGujarat