In the wake of public outrage over the slow pace of various road development works in Hubballi city taken up under Smart City scheme, by National Highway Authority of India and the municipal corporation, Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Nitesh Patil has asked authorities to expedite the works and has decided to hold progress review on a weekly basis.
Chairing the road safety committee meeting in Dharwad on Friday, Mr. Patil asked the officials concerned and the contractors to report the progress of the work every week without fail.
Taking exception to the slow pace of road works on the Ankola-Hubballi-Gooty (NH-63) that passes through Hubballi , he directed the officials to ensure that the road shoulder work, installation of street lights and caution boards, and median work should be expedited and completed at the earliest.
