India, Jan. 28 -- The Union ministry of railways has formally approved the construction of a railway overbridge (ROB) at Dhuri, ending a political standoff between Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu.

Announcing the Rs.54-crore allocation on Wednesday, Bittu confirmed that the project is set to resume shortly.

In a social media post, he congratulated Punjab residents while taking a swipe at the AAP-led state government, alleging that political posturing had stalled the infrastructure work. Bittu said that work has already commenced on the Rs.70-crore Doraha overbridge, a critical link for commuters travelling from the Malwa region toward Chandigarh and Ropar.

The Dhuri ROB ha...