Poonch-Tangmarg road project will be taken up with MORTH afresh: Dy CM

Jammu, Mar 7: Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary today said that the Poonch-Tangmarg road project will be taken up with the Union Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways ( MORTH) afresh.

The Deputy Chief Minister was replying to a question raised by Farooq Ahmad Shah and subsequent supplementary questions raised by Aijaz Jan and Mohammad Akram Choudhary.

He said that the Poonch-Tangmarg road via Loran has not been sanctioned by the Government of India.

Addressing the concerns raised by the legislators regarding the change in the alignment of the road, the Deputy Chief Minister said that an inquiry will be conducted to resolve the road change issue.

He said that a committee will also be constituted to look into the matter which will be comprised of the concerned officers and authorities.

He said that it was an important road to connect the Pir Panjal to Kashmir valley and would boost tourism besides creating employment avenues for the youth.

He said that the road has cultural and societal significance for the people of both regions.