Jammu, Oct 15 (UNI) Union Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Jitendra Singh on Thursday said that Katra-Delhi Express corridor will be the game-changer.
Dr Singh thanked Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari for the Katra-Delhi Express corridor, for which work has started, to be completed in three years.
About the 15-km-long Zojila tunnel, he said it will not only promote tourism, but itself emerge as a tourist destination.
He said, “Jammu & Kashmir and Northeast are priority areas for the government. The government has worked for the upliftment of each and every citizen of these regions”.
It is a matter of pride that Chenani-Nashri tunnel in his Parliamentary constituency is the first major road project in India to be named after Syama Prasad Mookerjee, said Dr Singh.
He described the projects developed during 2014 onwards as tribute to modern India and added that in the last six years of the Modi government, the work culture has undergone a sea change and projects were being cleared on need based requirements, rather than on any other considerations.
Dr Singh lauded Mr Gadkari for great leadership, zeal and speed in achieving desired project completion.
He said the new tunnel will strengthen both the physical and emotional connect between the UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Dr Singh said that in the last six years of this government, the work culture has undergone a sea change and projects were being cleared on need based requirements, rather than on any other considerations.
He said the government was steadfast and committed in completing all the projects that have started in the last six years in a time bound manner notwithstanding various hurdles like the Covid-19 crisis.
He underlined that more than 200 bridges were completed and many new Highways Projects are being undertaken in the mission mode in J&K.
Dr Singh was speaking during ceremonial blasting for Zojila Tunnel in J&K performed by Mr Gadkari through Video Conferencing.
He said, the tunnel will provide all-weather connectivity between Srinagar valley and Leh (Ladakh plateau) on NH-1, and will bring about an all-round economic and socio–cultural integration of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Mr Gadkari also complimented Dr Singh for doing regular follow-up of J&K projects and noted that Chenani-Nashri tunnel, which is a state-of-the-art tunnel, was named after Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, on his personal request as MP from that area.
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