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Mega project builders in J&K assess risks, but no immediate alarm

51 major infra projects worth Rs 1.16 trillion ongoing in the region

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Jaden Mathew PaulDhruvaksh Saha Mumbai/Delhi

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Terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) over the past 35 years have been non-discriminatory, but of late targeting vital infrastructure projects has evolved into a pattern.

However, contractors of major ongoing projects in J&K don’t see cause for alarm just yet.

But the Sunday attack, in which armed militants killed seven people, including a doctor, has put infrastructure players in the 
region on alert.

The Centre is executing 51 mega projects (those valued at more than Rs 150 crore) in the Union Territory (UT), according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). These projects were