Aiming to develop street, walkability experience and connectivity for citizens, Jammu Smart City Ltd (JSCL) on Monday signed a pact for the development of Apsara road ‘High Street’ Gole market area along with the adjoining roads, an official said. The Rs 50-crore development project, under the Smart City programme of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), will enhance the aesthetics of the road and improve the social as well as the economic condition of the community around it, the official said.
The Apsara Road is one of the popular commercial and institutional areas of Jammu city and is surrounded by residential colonies like Preet Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Jeewan Nagar, Nanak Nagar, Trikuta Nagar, Nai Basti, Rampura and other parts of the city.
