Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 23: Minister for R&B, Abdul Majid Wani today informed the House that construction of Mandi-Bye Pass road has been taken up at an estimated cost of Rs. 99.30 lakh for traffic decongestion at Mandi Bazaar, adding that Rs. 16.18 lakh stands expended on the project upto March 2013.
The Minister was replying to a Calling Attention Notice of Dr. Shehnaz Ganai here in the House today.
The Minister said that during current financial year Rs. 2.50 lakhs has been released under Bad Pocket Programme and Rs. 3 lakh have been earmarked under BRGF. He said a single lane motorable bridge has been constructed over Mandi river connecting Mandi with Poonch. He said there is no proposal under consideration of the Government for construction of two double lane bridges at present, but if it is urgent in view of Shri Budha Amarnath Yatra or heavy volume of traffic he would ask his officers to form a project report for new bridge.
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