Vital road projects
Central government has been funding different highway projects in Jammu and Kashmir and the local administration is monitoring these projects so that they are completed within the stipulated timelines.
Recently Chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir. takes stock of progress made on construction of Highways across J&K.
He directed the concerned Divisional and District administrations to regularly monitor the pace of work on these important road projects for their timely completion. He also urged them to extend full assistance to the concerned executing agencies by resolving court cases, land disputes, handing over of land and other issues faced by them in smooth execution of these projects.
As far as the work on Ring Road Jammu is concerned, it was revealed that the work has largely been completed with just a few minor works and a tunnel to be finished now. It was given out that the same would be completed by June, 2025.
Giving details about the incomplete phases of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44), it was divulged that the work on all the tunnels is going on and would be completed by June, 2026. It was further informed that the Banihal Bypass would be accomplished in the month of September this year and other viaducts by June, 2025.
Another project discussed during this meeting was the Srinagar Ring Road. The meeting was apprised that the work on the project is going on with 42.8 % progress made on ground. It was added that the project is slated to be commissioned by June, 2025. The later phases of this highway including phase-II (Magam-Pandach) and phase-III (Lasjan-Pandach via Dalgate) also came under discussion during this meeting.
