Speed-up upgradation work on Jammu-Srinagar NH: J-K CS

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary B B Vyas today expressed concern over the slow pace of upgradation work of the Banihal-Ramban stretch on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and asked the executing agency to immediately fix the issue.
Vyas yesterday took stock of the road condition, snow clearance measures, disaster preparedness and progress of upgradation and developmental works of the arterial link enroute, an official said.
"We cannot afford to drag-on this key connectivity project endlessly. Enough time has been already lost and there has to be now tangible movement forward on providing all- weather connectivity to Kashmir with the rest of the country," the chief secretary said.

Accompanied by home secretary R K Goyal, Director General of Police S P Vaid and Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan and Divisional Commissioner of Jammu Mandeep Bhandari, the chief secretary also took stock of the status of the work on the Katra-Banihal rail link project, the official said.
During his visit, Vyas also reviewed the progress of work on the 8.45 km long New Qazigund-Banihal road tunnel, Ramban- Nashri and Chenani-Udhampur stretches of the highway, Katra- Banihal rail link and other related connectivity projects, the official said.
The chief secretary has asked the executing agencies and the concerned coordinating departments to address the issue, if any, at the earliest so that there was no delay in the execution of the projects.