Budgam, Jan 21: The roads in various villages of Chadoora tehsil in Budgam have been in dilapidated condition for years now. The residents in these areas said that despite multiple departments looking after the roads, there is no improvement seen on the ground. This newspaper received many complaints from the locals in villages of Surasyar, […]
Category: Roads
Potholes, uncovered manholes on Khayam-Nowpora road endanger commuters
Srinagar, Sep 29: Commuters have expressed concern against failure of authorities to repair dilapidated Khayam-Nowpora road. A group of commuters, locals and traders said that the road from Khayam to Nowpora was dug up for laying drainage pipes over five months ago. Despite laying of pipes, the road has been left in dilapidated condition posing […]
Dilapidated road takes toll on Mirabad residents
Srinagar, Sep 28: Residents of Mirabad lane 3 of Batamaloo locality here have expressed strong resentment against failure of authorities to undertake repairs of dilapidated road there. A delegation of aggrieved residents said the dilapidated road is taking a toll on locals and has made their lives miserable. The residents said the road was dug […]
Ring Road Construction in Bandipora | Meeting to finalise land, structures award held
Bandipora, Sep 27 : The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora Dr Owais Ahmad Wednesday convened a meeting to discuss and finalise the award of land and structures for the construction of the much-anticipated Ring Road project. The meeting deliberated on the allocation of land and structures necessary for the successful execution of the Ring Road project, […]
Work on additional 2-lane bridge on Sgr-Jmu NH nearing completion
Ramban: The work on an additional two-lane bridge over Kelamorh, Nullah on the Ramban-Banihal section of the four-lane project of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway is nearing completion as the slab was successfully laid on this short but vital bridge. Engineers of a company engaged by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) said that a […]
NHAI starts rock stabilisation works at vulnerable stretches on Sgr-Jmu NH
Ramban: The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has finally started rock stabilisation works at various vulnerable landslide-prone places of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. This work has begun on the stretches, where earth excavation work for road widening work to convert two-lane highways into four-lane, between Nashri and Banihal has recently been completed. Engineers of […]
Sgr-Jmu NH open for 2-way traffic
Ramban: The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remained open for two-way traffic of Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) and heavy vehicles on Friday. However, the authorities said thatslow traffic movement was observed due to movement of tribal families and their livestock; the breakdown of a few heavy vehicles besides single-lane road stretches at Dalwass, Mehar-Cafeteria between the Nashri […]
Khag-Aripathan road remains in state of disrepair even after 7 years
Srinagar: The residents of Khag and Aripathan in Budgam district are facing a tough time as the Khag-Aripanthan road lies in dilapidated condition. In 2016, the Roads and Buildings department decided to widen and macadamise the stretch under the Central Roads Fund Program but they haven’t been able to complete the project even after seven […]
Chota Braripora villagers demand macadamisation of road
Kupwara: The residents of Chota Braripora in Handwara Sub District have expressed resentment against Roads and Buildings department for allegedly failing to macadamise their road thus putting them to a lot of hardships. The residents said that although widening and other necessary construction work has been carried out on their road but macadamisation was yet […]
Commuters decry slow pace of Dalgate bridge construction
Srinagar: Commuters have expressed resentment over slow pace of construction of Dalgate bridge here. They said inordinate delay in completing construction of the Dalgate Bridge is taking toll on them. The commuters said that due to the non-completion of the project, the busy Dalgate road that connects many areas, including City Centre, Downtown, and Boulevard, […]
Khawas – Moughla road | Work for restoration of traffic taken up after 26 days
Rajouri, Sep 20: After a gap of 26 days, work for the restoration of important road Khawas to Moughla has been taken up by the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) bringing much needed respite to the thousands of people living in different villages of Khawas tehsil in Rajouri district. This road falling under the […]
Two-way traffic resumes on Sgr-Jmu NH after repair works
Ramban: Vehicular traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, after having remained suspended for around four hours for removing hanging boulders at the Hassanbass area of Ramsu, was resumed on Wednesday morning. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ramban Mussarat Islam said traffic was halted for two hours on the highway at Ramsu to remove big loose boulders that […]