As part of the Prime Minister's Development Package (PMDP) for J&K announced in 2015, the transport ministry is executing 16 projects worth ₹45,107 crore, of which, works of ₹30,000 crore have already started. Currently, two major road corridors are being built in the state, including Jammu-Srinagar and Srinagar-Leh. The project also included the Zojila Tunnel connecting Srinagar with Leh, which will be Asia's longest 14.2 km long two-lane tunnel. This strategically important tunnel will reduce travel time from three and a half hours to just 15 minutes. A 62-km long four-lane ring road, being constructed in the Srinagar city at a cost of ₹1,860 crore, will connect 54 villages in six districts. About 25 percent work on the 58.255 km four-lane Jammu ring road has been completed. To be built at a cost of ₹1,891 crore, the project involves construction of eight major bridges, 22 minor bridges, six flyovers, and two tunnels of 770 and 710 meters. In totality, the national highway network in J&K had seen an increase of 969 km in the last four years with the total length rising from 1,695 km in 2014 to 2,664 km in 2018, and the number of national highways has also gone up from seven to 14.
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25 January 2019
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