Centre allocates ₹658-cr more funds for road in Kashmir

semi ring road project in Kashmir
The Centre has allocated ₹658 crore additional funds for the semi-ring road project in Kashmir where the road project has been divided into two phases. Under phase one, the project was terminated by the contractor due to non-handing over of minimum of 90 per cent land. Now the additional funds have been made available for land acquisition. For phase two, the detailed project report (DPR) is under revision for change of alignment. Under this phase, a two-way road will start at Narbal and meet in Ganderbal which is likely to cost ₹1,195 crore in Phase-I and ₹448 crore in Phase-II. The road length in Phase-I will be 34.72 km and 27.2 km in Phase-II with a toll plaza at Narbal Junction. In the proposed four-lane road project from Galander to Narbal, there will be 155 culverts, two road-over bridges, two flyovers, five major junctions, 17 minor junctions and one toll plaza. The two-lane road from Narbal to Ganderbal will have 135 culverts, five major junctions and nine minor ones. The projects will have provision for widening from four-lane to six-lane and from two lanes to four lanes.

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