Sangrur, Feb. 1 -- Two days after the Union ministry of railways formally approved the construction of a railway overbridge (ROB) at Dhuri, the Punjab government has initiated the tender process for the long-awaited project that has been mired in political sparring for over a year.

Stating that bids had been invited by February 17, chairman of the Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation, Dalvir Singh Dhillon said the ROB will significantly ease traffic congestion on the Dhuri Bypass and at railway crossings.

He said the overbridge will commence near Mahavir Mandir at Bagriyan Chowk and connect to the Dhuri Bypass. It will pass over the Shero Distributary Drain and span across both the Rajpura-Bathinda and Dhuri-Ludhiana railway l...