The Jammu and Kashmir Government has taken up construction of major
inter-regional highways and inter-district roads at a cost of Rs 2,921.88 crore
under Prime Minister's Reconstruction Programme (PMRP).
While work on three major roads at a cost of Rs 865.85 crore under PMRP is
already underway, five other roads at a cost of Rs 2056.03 crore are being taken
by the Border Road Organisation (BRO) under central sector.
Currently, work is in progress on 84-kms
Mughal road connecting Kashmir region's Shopian with Jammu division's Poonch
district at a cost of Rs 639.85 crore. Of the total cost, Rs 310.40 crore
has been spent on this road. It is slated to be completed by March 2011.
Similarly, Khanbal-Pahalgam road costing Rs 110 crore is in the final stages of
completion.
The BRO is also upgrading Srinagar-Baramulla-Uri National highway at a cost
of Rs 312.41 crore and Rs 254.32 has been spent so far.