Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 26: Minister of State for Home, Sajjad Kichloo said that M/s RITES Group of consultants has been engaged for developing a comprehensive mobility plan for the twin capital cites of Jammu and Srinagar for which a comprehensive plan of Rs. 20,353 crore and Rs. 12,921 crore, respectively, has been prepared and the same would be submitted to the Union Government for approval and funding after the firm submits the Detailed Project Reports.
Replying to questions of Vijay Bakaya and Bashir Ahmed Magray in Upper House today Mr. Kichloo said that during the year 2013, as many as 5, 44,338 violators have been booked and a fine of Rs. 11.27 crore has been realized. He said that Mobile Traffic Vehicle Squads have been deployed on vulnerable routes to check traffic jamming and prevent traffic violations. He said that construction of Phase-I Circular road Pulwama, having a length of 6.80 km has been taken up under State Sector at an estimated cost of Rs. 28.23 crore against which an amount of Rs. 11.65 crore stands released so far.
The Minister further informed that a road length of 2.67 km connecting Pulwama-Shopian road with Pulwama-Awantipora road stands completed upto B.T status Construction work of additional length of 1.00 Km from Pulwama-Awantipora road to Pulwama- Tahab Naina via Watchi road stands allotted. The acquisition proceedings for the remaining road length are under way. The development part on the said portion of road shall be started after completion of the acquisition proceeding.
Mr. Kichloo said that Hydraulic wrecker for the purpose of lifting of wrongly parked vehicles in twin cities of Jammu/ Srinagar have been hired which has provided rich dividends in dealing with the menace. He said construction of flyover at Bikram Chowk Jammu, flyover from Jahangir Chowk to Rambagh, four lane of National highway from Kunjwani to Satwari, Jammu will ease traffic pressure to a large extent, thereby helping in overcoming the inconvenience caused to the general public.
Ghulam Qadir Pardesi and SubashChander Gupta raised the Supplementaries.
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