New Delhi: In the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir, 3,261 roads covering 19,277 km in length and 243 bridges have been sanctioned, out of which 1858 roads of length 11,517 km and 84 bridges have been completed, the government claimed.
Similarly, in the UT of Ladakh, 142 roads of length of 1207 km and 3 bridges have been sanctioned, out of which 96 roads of length 699 km and 2 bridges have been completed till July 2020, said the Ministry of Rural Development in a statement Monday.
“Works for connecting 2,149 eligible unconnected habitations were sanctioned in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, out of which 1,858 habitations have been connected. In the UT of Ladakh, works for 65 eligible habitations were sanctioned and 64 habitations have been already connected by July 2020,” it added.
A large number of sanctioned road works could not be started by August 2019, because of unavailability of clearance from forest department. However, substantial numbers of such pending cases have been resolved, and works have been awarded and started during last one year, with changes in the governance system.
During last one year, 181 number of road works of length 1,292 km and 11 bridges have been completed, with an expenditure of more than Rs 715 crores.