Manohar lays foundation stone of bridge

Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Aug 2: Minister of State for Fisheries, Co operatives, Finance and Planning Dr Manohar Lal Sharma today the laid foundation stone of 25m span motorable bridge on Priya nallah at Kasheed in tehsil Billawar.
The construction of bridge on Priya nallah is to be completed with an estimated cost of Rs 119.30 lakh by the executing agency  PWD (R&B).
Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma while addressing the gathering informed that the Government has taken various initiative for   improving road connectivity in  the rural areas and  said that  most of the road and bridges in Billawar are in the final stage or near completion and maintained that these projects  will help redress the  problem of road connectivity faced by people of rural areas.
On the occasion, Dr Sharma directed the concerned officers to ensure that the ongoing works of road from Ramkot to Alimadal are completed on  time. He assured that in  Kasheed  upgradation of transformer 25KV to 63KV will be taken up.