In a major push to infrastructure development in Kashmir, Governor Administration has allocated Rs 548 crore for completion of 221 languishing projects which have been abandoned due to paucity of funds by previous regimes.
A senior Public Works Department official informed that of 221 languishing projects sanctioned for completion, 123 bridges, 86 road projects and 12 incomplete buildings are to be completed with the amount earmarked by the government in Kashmir division.
“Some of these projects are pending for over two decades. Governor Administration decision to fund these projects under JKIDFC (Jammu and Kashmir Infrastructure Development Corporation) funding will give impetus to infrastructure upliftment in the valley,” he said.
Speaking to Greater Kashmir, Chief Engineer, Roads and Buildings Department, Sami Arif said that Rs 548 crore have been earmarked for Kashmir region to complete work on 221 languishing projects.
