Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 30: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, who holds charge of the Works Department, today said that the Jammu-Akhnoor four lane Project on NH-144A is at an advanced stage while the remaining works are targeted for phased completion by mid-2026.
He gave this information in the Legislative Assembly while replying to a question of BJP MLA from Akhnoor Mohan Lal.
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Choudhary said that the Package-I is likely to be completed tomorrow while Package-II has already been completed. Besides, package-IIIA is expected to be completed by April 30,2026, and Package-IIIB by July 31, 2026.
“Delay in completion of certain packages also included project alignment traverses densely populated urban areas of Jammu city, which has led to traffic congestion, restricted working hours and frequent interruptions arising from traffic regulation measures and canal diversion works,” the Deputy Chief Minister said.
In addition, he said, there have been issues related to slow progress and inadequate resource mobilization along with certain technical constraints.
Choudhary said that labour shortages, disruptions for land acquisitions, deployment of men and machinery have also impacted the pace of execution, for various reasons.
He further said that the unseasonal rainfall has also adversely affected the construction activities. He added that delays in disbursement of compensation, removal of encroachments and shifting of utilities have added to the overall timeline slippages.
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