Minister Gadkari : Works worth Rs 7000 crore to be started in 2 years in J-K

Minister Gadkari : Works worth Rs 7000 crore to be started in 2 years in J-K

Udhampur : Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said work on projects worth Rs 7,000 crore would be started by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in the next two years in Jammu and Kashmir.

"I want to assure you that in coming two years we will start works worth Rs 7,000 crore in the state," he said at a rally yesterday.

"I am happy that the Prime Minister has dedicated the biggest road tunnel to the nation," he said after Modi inaugurated the Chenani-Nashri tunnel, which will reduce the travel time between Jammu and Srinagar by around two hours and the distance by 31 kilometres.