The conditions of roads in the Valley speaks loads about official indifference. On social media, residents are trolling and shaming the government over the poor condition of roads in Kashmir. Over the years, the number of potholes on Valley roads has increased, making travel tedious. People in the Valley are angry as the roads are […]
Category: Roads
After 4 months, Mughal Road opens for one-way traffic
Mughal Road, an alternative link between Kashmir and rest of the country, was on Wednesday opened for traffic after remaining closed for four months owing to heavy snowfall during the winter, officials said. The traffic on the 84-km mountainous road, connecting the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri in the Jammu region with south Kashmir’s […]
Finally, Rambagh flyover to be completed in May
After missing several deadlines, the Rambagh-Jahangir Chowk flyover is set to be completed next month. The 2.4-km flyover is expected to reduce traffic congestion in Srinagar city. The flyover, which is being constructed from Jahangir Chowk to Rambagh, has turned into a joke as the administration has not been able to complete it so far. […]
NHAI hikes toll by 60% in four years
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has increased the rates at the Ban toll plaza on the Jammu-Udhampur national highway by 60 per cent in the past four years, affecting the road users badly. This month, the NHAI hiked the toll on the road for the third time in the past four years. People […]
Service lane connecting PAP Chowk, ROB flyover to be closed
Controversies surrounding the construction of PAP flyover doesn’t seem to be ending. Residents will now have to travel around two kilometres extra to reach the ROB flyover that leads to the Chugitti flyover. After the three accidents reported on the day of its opening, engineers and officials have now decided to close the service lane […]
Batote-Kishtwar NH in poor state
The Batote-Kishtwar national highway, the only road link between Doda and Kishtwar districts, is becoming a death trap for commuters. The highway also passes through Ramban district. The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), which looks after the maintenance of the highway, had blacktopped parts of the road two years ago, but it has […]
Frequent NH closure causing losses: Traders
The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) on Thursday expressed serious concern over “traffic mismanagement” on the national highway, saying it was causing crippling losses to the economy. “Lack of proper infrastructural planning and mismanagement of the traffic is causing crippling losses to the economy and suffering to the public. The frequent closure of […]
Landslides, highway ban cause shortage of essentials in Valley
The frequent shutdown of the 300-km Srinagar-Jammu highway — a crucial and the only route for the supply of essential commodities into the Kashmir valley — has led to a fresh shortage of goods in the region. Residents said the closure of the mountainous highway had led to a shortage of livestock and vegetables. It […]
India completes vital Ladakh road
One of the most treacherous and strategically vital road routes in the Himalayas has been completed, providing the military with an all-weather road access to north-eastern Ladakh. The area had seen skirmishes during the 1962 India-China conflict and also recent standoffs like those in 2013 and 2014 around Depsang. The 255-km Darbuk-Shayok-Daulat Beg Oldie (DS-DBO) […]
After 6 months, Mall road about to be reopened
Finally, the Municipal Corporation (MC) has started recarpeting the caved-in portion of the Mall Road due to which the road has been lying closed for the last six months. Over 400 sq yard portion of the road, near the MC Commissioner’s office, had caved in due to heavy rain on September 23. Some of the […]
Finally, PAP flyover to see light of day after 10 years
After a gap of 10 long years, the PAP flyover was finally opened today. The commuters shared their happiness and said it was only due to the elections that the construction work of the project has been expedited. It is worth mentioning that the flyover missed several deadlines in the past 10 years, which only […]
Complete Phase-I of Kartarpur project by Sept, govt tells NHAI
Noting that significant progress has been made with regard to construction work on the Kartarpur Sahib corridor on the Indian side, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today informed that the Land Port Authority of India (LPAI) and National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) had been given a firm deadline to complete the works of […]