JAMMU: Union Minister Jitendra Singh today inaugurated the strategically important ‘Jodh’ bridge on the Akhnoor Pallanwala road which was constructed at a cost of about Rs 30 crore.
The construction work on the 453 meter bridge with 15 spans of 30.2 meter each was started in March 2011 and even though the scheduled deadline for completion of construction was March 2016, the Border Road Task Force (BRTF), which undertook the work, succeeded in accomplishing it in advance by about six months.
Speaking on the occasion, Singh said that the completion of the construction work before time was possible because of added impetus given to the development and construction works in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 18 months since the present Government took over at the Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“An amount of Rs 4,000 crore was announced last year by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari for construction of bridges and roads in J&K and since then, many more sanctions have been made from the Centre to expedite the work on roads and bridges from Central Road Funds (CRF)”, he said. (AGENCIES)
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