Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, July 20: On the intervention of J&K Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, the Union Ministry of Rural Development today accorded clearance to the proposals of the J&K Government pertaining to road connectivity under Phase-VIII New Connectivity (State-I & II) under Bharat Nirman, Normal PMGSY and Long Span Bridges involving an amount of over Rs. 1248.15 crores.
The grants approved included Rs. 310.37 crore under Bharat Nirman Stage-I, Rs. 851.92 crore under PMGSY Stage-II, Rs. 21.02 crore under Normal PMGSY 250+ Stage-I (for border blocks), Rs. 55.39 crores for Long Span Bridges and Rs. 9.45 crore under R&B Stage-II.
This would enable the State to initiate 484 road connectivity works and construction of 50 bridges involving total road length of 2651.23 kilometers. It will help to cover 10 habitations of 1000+ population each, 63 habitations of 500+ population each and 42 habitations of 250+ population each, official sources said.
Expressing his gratitude to the Union leadership particularly Union Minister for Rural Development for the assistance to the State, the Chief Minister said that it will help in a big way to open up far-flung and remote areas for economic betterment and welfare of the people.
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