Srinagar, Jun 10 (KNO): Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan for sanctioning 316 road projects in J&K UT, at an estimated cost of Rs.4224 Cr under Batch-I of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-IV (PMGSY-IV).
J&K is the first among all States /UTs which got sanction under PMGSY-IV. The biggest ever package sanctioned for J&K under PMGSY will provide connectivity to 390 number of eligible habitations with a population more than 250 souls.
The Lieutenant Governor observed that the approved 1781 KMs road length will provide a major boost to rural road connectivity and usher in a new era of prosperity in far-flung areas.
The Lieutenant Governor has posted on X: “Grateful to Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji & Hon’ble Union Minister of Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Ji for sanctioning 316 road projects at an estimated cost of Rs.4224 Cr under Batch-I of PMGSY-IV for providing connectivity to 390 no. of eligible habitations. J&K is first among all States/UTs which got sanction under PMGSY-IV. It is also the biggest ever package sanctioned for J&K under PMGSY. The approved 1781 KMs road length will provide major boost to rural road connectivity and usher in a new era of prosperity in far-flung areas.”—(KNO)