New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Member of the Parliament from Anantnag Hasnain Masoodi on Wednesday called on Union Minister for Road, Transport and National Highways Nitin Gadkari and thanked him for sanctioning Rs. 1973 crore for Srinagar- Baramulla- Uri National Highway works and Rs. 323.03 crores for acquisition for land for 8.29 km long NH Bye pass at Shopian.
Masoodi also handed over a memorandum reiterating the demand for approval and allocation of funds for Desa-Kapran tunnel, Rajdhani pass tunnel, Zazran tunnel on Mughal Road, Choidraman – Dardpora tunnel, Lehndajan- Batnoor, Pastun (Syed Pora) – Batnoor Tral and Sangam – Lassipora roads.
In his brief meeting with the minister, he emphasised that Wahab Saheb – Lehndajan road would reduce the distance between Srinagar and Pahalgam by 36 Kms and open up Tral, an economically underdeveloped area to development and help improve employment avenues for local youth.
