Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Apr 14: Former Minister and State President JKNPP, Harsh Dev Singh submitted a memorandum to Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways seeking fulfilment of his commitment regarding double laning of Udhampur–Ghordi road in District Udhampur.
In the memorandum, Harsh Dev reminded that during his visit in 2014, Nitin Gadkari had announced double laning of the 38 km road from Udhampur to Ghordi and work on the project was started under CRF. “But, the work was abandoned merely after straightening a few curves. The result is that out of 38 kms of single road, it is only about 8-9 kms that has been double-laned leaving the rest around 30 kms of road in shabby condition,” reads the memorandum, adding that around 1000 vehicles ply every day on the said road catering to a population of over 1.50 lacs.
“Sad that even your commitments and directions have been taken non-seriously resulting in public uproar and resentment,” said Harsh Dev and appealed to the Union Minister that double laning from Udhampur to Ghordi alongwith the bridge on its alignment at Salmay be constructed.
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