924 road projects under execution in Kahmir
Srinagar,
Jan
20:
About
43
per
cent
road
projects
out
of
total
924
taken
up
under
different
sectors
in
the
Kashmir
valley
at
a
cost
of
Rs
1290
crores
were
completed
before
the
end
of
December
last
year.
The much delayed Bemina bridge, being constructed at a cost of Rs 10 crores would be thrown open to traffic by the end of this month, this assusrance was given to Minister for Roads and Buildings Jugal Kishore by senior officers, an official spokesman said.
He said the Minister was informed that Rs 7 crore had been spent on the project till December last.
An amount of Rs 377 crore had been utilised on these projects taken up under State and district sectors, Prime Minister's Package and Central Road Fund.
The Minister was also apprised about the widening and upgradation of Narbal-Tangmarg road and Khanabal-Pahalgam road which is in progress at a cost of Rs 226 crore. So far Rs 88 crore stand incurred on these projects.
Under NABARD funding 585 road projects were taken up at a cost of Rs 743 crore, of which 211 schemes had been completed while work is in progress on other projects.
Later, the Minister inspected the under construction Rs 22 crore Assembly complex.
''Work is going on round the clock on the complex and so far Rs 12 crore have been incurred, officials told the Minister."
UNI