JAMMU: Minister for R&B and Parliamentary Affairs Mr Abdul Rehman Veeri today informed the house that the government has recommended three inter-state road connectivity projects to the Centre for sanction.
Replying to a question by Naresh Kumar Gupta in the upper house, the Minister said that improvement/upgradation of Bhaderwah-Chamba road has been taken up for execution at a cost of Rs 73.33 crore under Inter-State Connectivity project. He said Rs 70.32 crore has been expended on this road till date and added that the road stands completed upto black top specification.
The Minister informed that Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved in principal declaration of Lakhanpur-Mahanpur-Basholi-Dun
The Minister further informed that DPR for upgrading, construction of road from KM-82 of Basholi-Bani-Bhaderwah to Bajootra in Himachal Pradesh via Fatehpur Bhander, to double lane specification at an estimated cost of Rs 197.59 crore has been recommended to the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for approval of funds under Inter-State Connectivity.
The Minister also informed that the pre-feasibility report for construction of tunnel at Chattergala on Bhaderwah- Bani-Basholi road has been submitted by BRO to its higher authorities.
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