SRINAGAR, MAY 10:
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today announced the Prime
Minister will lay foundation stone of Rs. 939.41 crore Semi-Ring Road project
on May 19.
The Div Com
announced this in a meeting he was chairing in which he took a detailed review
of the status of the land acquisition process for the construction of Srinagar
Semi-Ring Road project.
DDC Srinagar,
Superintending Engineer R&B, Project Director National Highway Authority of
India (NHAI), Assistant Commissioner Central, Deputy Director Planning, and
Vice President RAMKY among other concerned was present in the meeting. District
Development Commissioner Budgam participated in the meeting via video
conferencing.
The meeting was
informed that all districts except Budgam have transferred their land to the
National Highway Authority of India, adding the remaining 30% land in Budgam
will be transferred within three days.
On the
recommendations of the Divisional Commissioner, the NHAI agreed to
transfer Rs. 120 crore to Budgam and Rs. 35 crore to Srinagar
district administrations for land acquisition by tomorrow. It was said the
agency will transfer the remaining Rs. 300 crore to Budgam on May 14.
The Div Com also
directed the NHAI authorities to transfer pending amount immediately to the
other district administrations for onward disbursement among the people whose
land has been acquired for the road.
He directed the
concerned departments to coordinate in order to ensure that all bottlenecks are
removed before the foundation stone is laid by the Prime Minister on May
19.
Khan said the
vital project will revolutionize the road connectivity between South and
Central Kashmir and will greatly help in intra and inter-district transport.
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