In a serious infrastructure push, the Centre has sanctioned 19 key tasks for Jammu and Kashmir, together with two tunnels, flyovers and roads. The tasks are value a complete Rs 10,637 crore.
This was introduced by J&Ok Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lt Governor Manoj Sinha.
In a submit on X, Abdullah stated, “In a serious achievement, my authorities has obtained Rs 10,600 crore value of highway and tunnel tasks accredited by the Union authorities. I’m grateful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji and Street Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari ji for his or her continued help as we attempt to steer J&Ok on a path of progress, improvement and connectivity.”
The important thing tasks embrace two tunnels at Pir Ki Gali and Sadhna Cross. The nine-kilometre Pir ki Gali tunnel, which is to be constructed at a price of Rs 3,830 crore, will present all-weather connectivity between Kashmir and the Pir Panjal area of Jammu by means of the historic Mughal Street. Till now, winters have seen the highway shut resulting from snowfall and avalanches.
The opposite key tunnel, to be constructed at a price of Rs 3,330 crore, is aimed toward offering all-weather connectivity between Kashmir and the Karnah area on the Line of Management (LoC) within the frontier district of Kupwara. The seven-kilometre tunnel would additionally scale back journey time.
Along with the 2 tunnels, the federal government has additionally sanctioned a 28-kilometre stretch of the Zaznai-Shopian highway. The highway is to be constructed at a price of Rs 853 crore.
The Centre has additionally sanctioned three flyovers/elevated corridors within the Valley. This features a Rs 700-crore four-lane flyover from Srinagar’s Lal Chowk to Qamarwari (7 km), a four-lane flyover at Panthachowk in Srinagar (1 km) that’s anticipated to value of Rs 105 crore, and a 2-km flyover at Magam on the Srinagar-Gulmarg highway that might value Rs 445 crore.
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One other main infrastructure undertaking is the Trehgam-Chamkote highway in Kupwara, to be developed at a price of Rs 966 crore.
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha was additionally fast to thank the Prime Minister for sanctioning the tasks.
“Extraordinarily grateful to Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi ji and Hon’ble Union Minister for Street Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari Ji for giving approval to 19 mega highway and tunnel tasks for J&Ok UT value Rs 10,637 crore,” Sinha stated.
