Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 8: Aam Aadmi Party’s senior leader, DDC member and Co-Incharge of State Coordination Committee, Mehraj Malik hit hard at Government for its failure to ensure transparency and accountability in road construction projects in Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing a press conference, Mehraj said that surface transportation is having more vital importance in Jammu and Kashmir amid absence of railway lines and airport facilities in seventy percent of the districts.
“Roads in hilly regions are the only source of connectivity and their good condition is pivotal not only to ensure proper connectivity but also for preventing accidents which take place due to bad road conditions:, he added.
He further said that condition of road network is unsatisfactory in hilly districts of Jammu and Kashmir and especially erstwhile Doda District and Pir Panjal region of Jammu province where hundreds of roads are lying incomplete since years.
The biggest failure of Government is to ensure transparency, accountability and good quality work of road construction in Jammu and Kashmir and this is evident from the fact that most of the roads turn dilapidated within months, said Malik.
Calling for more transparency and accountability in road construction sector, he said that Jammu and Kashmir Government should ensure that there remains utmost transparency and accountability in road construction works so that roads remain in good condition.
He further said that stern action should immediately be initiated against contractors as well as engineers if a road turns dilapidated after completion.
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