Srinagar|June, 29: Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India has sanctioned two road projects for Jammu and Kashmir with the budgetary allocation of Rs. 3397 Crores.
Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari took to social networking site twitter to announce the decision as he said Development work of 4/6-Lane Access Control Expressway from Kunjwani to Sidhra Section of NH-44 and Domel to Katra Section dist. Katara (Phase II-Package XVII) has been sanctioned under Bharatmala Pariyojana in J&K with a budget outlay of Rs. 2574.47 Cr.” In yet another tweet, the Union Minister said “Construction of 4-Lane with paved shoulder of SRINAGAR – BARAMULA – URI section of NH-01 on EPC mode has been sanctioned in the UT of J & K under project BEACON, BRO with a budget outlay of Rs. 823.45 Cr”.