Srinagar: Union government has approved the project for the development of Jakh (Vijaypur)-Kunjwani section of NH-44 to 6-lane Expressway standards as part of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway.
This also includes development of Kunjwani to 4th Tawi Bridge section of NH-144A to four-lane NH standards at the revised cost estimate of Rs.1917.32 cr under Bharatmala Pariyojana in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir on Hybrid Annuity Mode, an official press release informed Saturday.
Once completed, the stretch would boost connectivity to Jammu Airport.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on behalf of the people of Jammu Kashmir, expressed his deepest gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari.
“My deepest gratitude to Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji and Hon’ble Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari Ji. These projects are the road of J&K’s destiny that will accelerate the development, meet aspirations of people and facilitate ease of living,” LG tweeted.
Earlier, the Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari had tweeted: “The project for Development of Jakh (Vijaypur)-Kunjwani section of NH-44 to 6-lane Expressway standards as part of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway including development of Kunjwani to 4th Tawi Bridge section of NH-144A to four-lane NH standards has been approved at the revised cost estimate of Rs.1917.32 cr. under Bharatmala Pariyojana in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir on Hybrid Annuity Mode. Once completed, the stretch would boost connectivity to Jammu Airport”.
