About 2.5 km road from Khatima's main chowk to Tharu Vikas Bhawan to be widened: CM performs bhoomi pujan for Rs 14.97 crore work, relief from jams expected on Sitarganj road

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday laid the foundation stone and performed the bhoomi pujan for widening the road from the Khatima crossing to Tharu Vikas Bhawan. According to Amar Ujala, the work will cost Rs 14.97 crore, making travel easier on the Sitarganj road and easing jams. According to Dainik Bhaskar, about 2.5 km of road will be widened via Sitarganj Road. At the programme in Rana Market, the CM said it would benefit people of Majhola, Chakarpur, Jhankat and Melaghat, as well as those travelling to and from Lohaghat, Champawat, Pithoragarh and Dharchula, and citizens of Nepal. He said more than Rs 300 crore has been sanctioned to improve Khatima's drainage, that roads from Pratappur to Nanakmatta and from Tanakpur to Khatima are being widened, and that a bridge will be built at Khetalsanda Kham. The reports do not say when the widening will be finished.