The ambitious Srinagar Ring Road initiative, a four-lane circumferential roadway encircling the city of Srinagar, has exhibited notable advancements in the current year. Officials assert that approximately 35 per cent of the project executed, with a likelihood of it being accomplished ahead of the stipulated schedule by December 2024. This extraordinary undertaking was a part of the PMDP initiatives, with the foundation stone ceremoniously laid by Prime Minister Modi. It stands as no ordinary endeavour, boasting a complex array of significant and minor structures, encompassing major and minor bridges, elevated roadways, longitudinal ventilation and utility passages, high-performance concrete installations, subterranean road underpasses, retaining walls, elevated crossings, culverts, and an aqueduct-all of which are slated for construction. This project faced formidable inception primarily due to impediments in land acquisition, rendering it a non-starter in its initial stages.
Despite being an integral part of the PMDP, it was a non-starter for a good three years as the project’s progression was halted due to the protracted delay in the acquisition of land from the landowners directly affected by the project. The implementation of the Srinagar Ring Road necessitated the acquisition of approximately 600 acres, equivalent to 4800 kanals, of agricultural land. Within a 500-metre buffer on either side of the proposed Ring Road, there shall exist a designated non-construction zone. This alternative highway project aims to establish a vital linkage between Pampore and Ganderbal, traversing through the intermediary region of Budgam, thereby serving as a crucial measure to alleviate traffic congestion in Srinagar and various other major towns within the Kashmir valley. The construction of a 60.84-kilometre-long, four-lane semi-circular road has picked up pace now. The project’s culmination date has now been firmly set for December 2024, and there is a fervent aspiration that it will indeed conclude as per this designated timeline. This endeavour stands as an indispensable launching pad for the prospective development of the Kashmir region.
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