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| 450 hamlets covered by roads | | Mughal Road to open for LMVs after snow melts: Saroori | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 9: Minister for Roads and Building, GM Saroori today said that the historic Mughal Road, connecting Jammu region with the Kashmir region, will be thrown open for light motor vehicles after the snow melts.
Interacting with several deputations here this morning, the Minister said that the 84-km road project is being constructed at a total estimated cost of Rs. 639 crore and a cumulative expenditure of Rs. 340 crore has been booked so far.
Dwelling on the broad contours of the project, Saroori said a whooping Rs 85 crore alone stands utilized during this fiscal and the concerned executing agencies and engineers have been directed to clear all pre-requisits for floating tenders of various bridges along the road. The road would be completed in all respects by 2011, he said while indicating that it is likely to be thrown open for light vehicles, after melting of snow along higher stretches of the road.
He said due to heavy snowfall, the work at Peer-ki-Gali got delayed by two months and now the department has installed fabricated structures for labourers and machinery at the site to expedite the pace.
The Minister gave a wider scenario of road connectivity in the State and said that 450 hamlets have been provided connectivity this year, while work on under construction 119 bridges at various places across the State, would be completed by March end.
The Minister said that work on 4-laning of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway would be started early next financial year, adding that process of tenders and other codal formalities have already been initiated. He said the execution of 197 ongoing bridges, 102 in Kashmir Division and 95 in the Jammu Division would be completed by July next.
Giving details about construction work of some other prestigious road projects, the Minister said that construction work on Chattru-Wailoo-Simthan Top Road is apace at a cost of Rs. 70 crore. He said construction work on Bhaderwah-Chamba road, involving Rs 73 crore is also in full swing.
The Minister said work on Batote-Kishtwar-Simthan Road being carried out by BEACON is also apace and would be completed in a time bound manner. He said upgradation work on Narbal-Tangmarg and Moulana Azad roads, Srinagar is also going smoothly.
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