Question Hour: Bitumen shortage has hit road projects in state, says Khudian

Bitumen shortage has delayed road construction projects in Punjab, according to agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian.

Khudian attributed the shortage to the US-Iran conflict disrupting movement of raw materials.

link roads in the border adjoining Haryana are being constructed by the Mandi Board under the agriculture department.

Revenue minister Hardip Singh Mundian said 414 land consolidation cases are pending in the state, with a regular court set up for disposal.

Education minister Harjot Singh Bains reported teacher vacancy data: 1,754 of 1,950 primary posts filled, 39,135 of 59,513 master cadre posts, and 10,397 of 14,130 lecturer posts.