JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir has achieved the highest road length in the country this year so far under a Centre’s rural roads’ programme with the completion of around 11,400 kilometres covering 1,838 habitations, officials said on Friday.
This includes 1,161 km for the current financial year against the total sanctioned road length of 19,700 km, they said.
The work is being carried under the centrally-sponsored Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), which is a mega flagship programme with the main objective of providing connectivity to rural areas.
The programme is being implemented by the Public Works (Roads and Buildings) Department of the Union Territory.
