Delhi-Srinagar travel time to reduce to 8 hours soon: Nitin Gadkari
07 Apr 2022 12:03:09
New Delhi, April 7: While addressing an event at India International Centre, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari spoke about the upcoming projects in Jammu and Kashmir that will help ease travel to and from the state for citizens.
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"We are constructing Asia's longest tunnel at Zozila between Kashmir and Ladakh. The Atal Tunnel on Leh-Manali route has already reduced the travel time. The work on Srinagar-Katra-Delhi expressway is also in progress and in future people will be able to reach Delhi from Srinagar in just eight hours," Gadkari said.
Meanwhile, the minister inaugurated 5 national highway (NH) projects, having a road length of 297km and a completion cost of Rs 2,872 crore, in Haryana's Sonipat.
He also said that the time for travel between Delhi and Srinagar will be reduced to 8 hours which is close to 14 hours currently. He said the government was taking up several important infrastructure projects in Jammu and Kashmir that will improve connectivity in the region.
The Union minister made these remarks while speaking at an event organised at the India International Centre here to felicitate the actors and director of 'The Kashmir Files' movie.
"We are constructing Asia's longest tunnel at Zozila between Kashmir and Ladakh. The Atal Tunnel on Leh-Manali route has already reduced the travel time. The work on Srinagar-Katra-Delhi expressway is also in progress and in future people will be able to reach Delhi from Srinagar in just eight hours," Gadkari said.
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The work on the Srinagar-Katra-Delhi expressway is also in progress and in future people will be able to reach Delhi from Srinagar in just 8 hours, the minister stated. He asserted that Kashmir will attract an even bigger number of people if there is a good infrastructure in place.
Meanwhile, the minister inaugurated 5 national highway (NH) projects, having a road length of 297km and a completion cost of Rs 2,872 crore, in Haryana's Sonipat.