Early Times Report
Jammu, July 2:Irked over delay in construction of flyovers and artificial lake in Jammu city, the People Democratic Party (PDP) held protest demonstration here today.
According to press release, led by PDP Jammu west president Puneet Jamwal, shouted slogans against state government.
Party leaders including Puneet Jamwal, Rajat Gupta, Raj Kumar, Shishu Gandotra, Chetan Jamwal, Vikram Singh, Anil Ganjoo, Dharminder, Kunal , Sunil and C P Raju were assembled at canal road and raised slogans against state government, ERA and PVVI for delaying work on the proposed flyovers and artificial lake in the city of temples.
Puneet jamwal said that the work on the proposed BC Road-Rehari Chungi Flyover project in Jammu has been put into the cold storage merely on the plea that huge funding is required for the rehabilitation and land acquisition from Balwinder Chowk to Shakuntla Crossing.
He said it has been revealed that in the process of road widening, several buildings' structures on both sides of road near Rehari Chungi are needed to be dismantled. "Some insiders in the agency have indicated that due to some political pressure the work on the project has been stalled", he said, adding that Asian Development Bank (ADB) was ready for funding of the project but due to sabotage by some political people the projects could not take off. |
