Junagadh civic body approves Joshipura railway overbridge, other projects worth Rs. 112 crore

Junagadh: The Standing Committee of Junagadh Municipal Corporation, chaired by Haresh Parsana, approved development projects worth ₹112 crore during its meeting on Wednesday. Key projects include the construction of a ₹59 crore Joshipura railway overbridge, renovation of Narsinh Mehta Vidya Mandir School with an allocation of ₹14 crore, and building a ₹2 crore gabion wall along Kalwa River to prevent erosion.

In addition, the committee initiated the tender process for wiring and a power control panel at the Municipal Corporation office, estimated at ₹31,56,864. They also sanctioned a ₹55 lakh project for a cattle shed and flooring at the cattle pound, with an additional ₹40 per day per animal allocated for maintenance.

Furthermore, the committee approved the planting of 5000 trees in collaboration with Sadbhavna Charitable Trust from Rajkot. The civic body will fund ₹2000 per tree for maintenance over three years.

The allocated ₹112 crore will also cover road construction, paving blocks, compound walls, sea roads, street lights, high mast towers, cattle sheds, tree plantation, rainwater protection walls, and other infrastructure improvements. DeshGujarat