Dhussi Bund road

Shahkot (Gurpreet Singh); Delivering a permanent solution to the decades-old flood menace in Punjab’s Satluj belt while simultaneously transforming road connectivity in the region, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday laid the foundation stone of the 37.93-kilometre-long Dhussi Bund Link Road project in Shahkot constituency at a cost of ₹61.82 crore. The ambitious project, connecting Shahkot-Moga-Rampur Road with Gidderpindi Dhussi Bund, has been uniquely designed to serve both as a vital road corridor and a strengthened flood protection barrier, benefiting thousands of families across 15 villages. Besides safeguarding residents from recurring floods that successive governments failed to address, the…