Chandigarh, March 18 -- Finally, the much-awaited road underbridge (RUB) at the Raipur Kalan-Harmilap Nagar level-crossing in Baltana is expected to see the light of day as the UT administration is set to pay Rs.6.40 crore to the railways. According to a letter of the UT chief engineer to the OSD to the Punjab governor and UT administrator, the matter was sent to the finance department on February 25 for approval and further concurrence to deposit UT's 50% share ( Rs.6.40 crore) of the total cost ( Rs.12.80 crore) to the railway authority. UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria had earlier accorded his approval to deposit the UT's share.

Hailing Kataria, Pratap Singh Rana, chairman of the Joint Action Committee for Baltana residents, said,...