Rs 8,000 crore for building roads in J-K
14 Aug 2014 4:58 AM IST
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a package of Rs 8,000 crore for building of roads in Jammu and Kashmir and waiver of Rs 60 crore in interest owed by the state government to the Food Corporation of India.
Chief minister Omar Abdullah had flagged the issue during his recent meetings with the central leadership and the prime minister, who was here on a day-long visit, announced he will push for the proposal in the union cabinet for granting Rs 8,000 crore to the state.
Modi said at a public rally that ‘I assure you that I will soon push in the Union Cabinet Rs 8,000 crore project needed for four important roads in the state.’
Omar had last month met road and surface transport minister Nitin Gadkari and pressed for early completion of Batote-Kishtwar road, Kargil-Zanskar, Domail-Katra road besides fast tracking the four-laning of Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.
Chief minister Omar Abdullah had flagged the issue during his recent meetings with the central leadership and the prime minister, who was here on a day-long visit, announced he will push for the proposal in the union cabinet for granting Rs 8,000 crore to the state.
Modi said at a public rally that ‘I assure you that I will soon push in the Union Cabinet Rs 8,000 crore project needed for four important roads in the state.’
Omar had last month met road and surface transport minister Nitin Gadkari and pressed for early completion of Batote-Kishtwar road, Kargil-Zanskar, Domail-Katra road besides fast tracking the four-laning of Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.
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