SRINAGAR: A 10.5 km-long road project, costing Rs 3.75 crore has been taken up under NABARD in the central Kashmir district of Baramulla, where an amount of Rs 15 crore has been allocated under Roads and Buildings (R&B) sector for current fiscal for 235 schemes.
Officials said here today that Minister for Roads and Buildings Abdul Majid Wani laid the foundation for upgradation of Pattan-Trikoulbal Hanjiwara road at Gund Ibrahim Mundyari yesterday.
The 10.5 km road project would be constructed by R&B department by utilising Rs 3.75 crore under NABARD (RIDF) and is expected to be completed within three years.
They said Government District Hospital project spread over 248 kanals of land would be executed by Jammu and Kashmir Project Construction Corporation (JKPCC) by utilising Rs 65.89 crore in two phases by 2015.
The Phase-I of the project comprising of OPD and IPD blocks, 2 Operation Theatre (OTs,) space for 200 beds and diagnostic block has been completed and functional.
While as, the work on Phase-II, which comprises of 8 OTs, space for 100 beds, IPD and residential blocks is going-on in full swing.
Officials said work on Rs 21.37 crore double lane Jetty bridge, which is being constructed over Jehlum river at Baramulla, was restarted by JKPCC in July this year.
They said an amount of Rs 15 crore has been allocated under R&B sector for current fiscal, of which Rs 1.90 crore is state’s share and Rs 13.10 crore under NABARD for 235 schemes. As many as 15 road projects are expected to be completed by this fiscal and an amount of Rs 30.35 lakh have been expended so for on on-going schemes under R&B scetor, the meeting was informed.
They informed that the work on 34 bridges is going on in the district for which an amount of Rs 12.6 crore has been earmarked and work on seven bridges is expected to be completed by this year.
