Panchkula, July 27 -- Residents of Panchkula's trans-Ghaggar sectors are set to get long-awaited relief from chronic traffic congestion with the commencement of construction of a new bridge over the Ghaggar river. The project is expected to significantly ease peak-hour traffic, ensuring smoother movement of commuters while providing faster passage for emergency vehicles, including ambulances and school buses that frequently get caught in long queues.

A Bhiwani-based company, which was allotted the project on April 2 by the Panchkula Metropolitan Development Authority (PMDA), stated that the construction work has been initiated now. To be built parallel to the existing bridge, connecting the Sector 3/21 dividing road with the Sector 23/25...