Nitin Gadkari approves Rs 2093 cr for highway, ropeway projects in J&K

 

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari announced on Friday that an allocation of Rs 2,093.92 crore has been approved for widening two highways and a ropeway project in UT Jammu and Kashmir.

 

 

The minister said an outlay of Rs 1404.94 crore has been approved for the widening and strengthening of the Rafiabad - Kupwara - Chowkibal - Tangdhar - Chamkot section of National Highway-701 in Jammu and Kashmir.

 

 

An allocation of Rs 126.58 crore has been approved for the development, operation, and maintenance of a 1.5 km ropeway from SDA Parking (Near Zabarwan Park) to Shankaracharya Temple in Srinagar district.

 

 

He said an allocation of Rs 562.40 crore has also been approved for the upgradation and strengthening project of the Nashri-Chenani section of National Highway -244. Spanning 39.1 km in districts Udhampur and Ramban, this initiative operates on the EPC mode under National Highway (0).

 

 

The road's enhancement is poised to offer improved connectivity to Patnitop, a tourist hotspot in Jammu, fostering economic development of the region.

 

(With agency inputs)