Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 25: In order to reduce the traffic congestion the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and provide respite to the commuters from the frequent traffic jams, the Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla along with Minister of State for Revenue, Nasir Aslam Wani today conducted a hectic tour along the National Highway and took stock of the progress of land acquisition on the 65 kms long four lanning Qazigund to Lasjan Bye-pass road project.
Commissioner-Secretary Revenue, B.A Runyal, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Dr. Asgar Samoon, District Development Commissioner, Srinagar, Baseer Ahmed Khan, District Development Commissioner, Anantnag, Farooq Ahmed Shah and other high ranking officers also accompanied the Ministers.
At Lasjan- Bypass (Budgam), the Minister was informed that out of 11.7 kms from Gallander to Lasjan, compensation of ten kilometers has already been disbursed among the landowners, whileas the remaining land acquisition process is in progress.
The Ministers directed the concerned officers to sort out the bottlenecks and acquire the remaining land for early construction of road project.
The Ministers later visited Galender-Pampora and enquired about the progress of the land acquired for the said project.
They were informed that in Pulwama district, Rs 65.24 crore have been disbursed among the land owners. They were further informed that Rs 252.02 crore have been distributed amongst the 3181 beneficiaries of Anantnag and Budgam districts as compensation.
It was also given out that out of 65 kms, work on 35 kms is currently in progress, while on the rest, work will be started soon.
During the visit, the Ministers were informed that the compile work of newly Sangam Bridge has been completed and the further work is under progress. The District Development Commissioner, Anantnag informed the visiting team that about 120 structures have been dismantled and work on the project is under progress.
The Ministers also visited Pujtang (Bijbehara) along with NH-I and inspected the progress of the ongoing land acquisition work.
Meanwhile, Bhalla while taking a strong note of the slow pace of the work on the project directed the concerned agencies to expedite the pace of work on war footing so that the project may be completed in time. He said while a good portion of land has already been acquired for the project there is no any question of hurdle in the progress of completing the project.
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