Efforts being made to ease out traffic in Jammu, Srinagar:Omar

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that efforts to smoothen the flow of traffic in Jammu and Kashmir were included in the priority list of the state government.
In addition to the various schemes of the government which were under implementation, construction of flyovers at Jammu and Srinagar will be important to provide additional road corridors and ease movement of traffic, he said here.
Omar laid the foundation stone of Bikram Chowk Flyover and construction of road corridor to Satwari.
Bikram Chowk-Satwari corridor flyover project in South Jammu city will be second flyover after construction of B C Road fly over in the interior city, which is currently operational.

On the occasion, Omar said rehabilitation of shopkeepers and others to be affected by the construction of Srinagar and Jammu flyovers is being attended holistically and he has directed the concerned agencies to ensure proper rehabilitation of all such person.
Bikram Chowk-Satwari corridor flyover project is likely to cost over Rs 84.8 crore and is expected to be completed within 36 months.