World's highest rail bridge, Asia's longest road tunnel in Udhampur LS Constituency: Dr Jitendra Singh

Udhampur, July 31: "World’s highest rail bridge and Asia’s longest state-of-the-art road tunnel located in Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency are amongst some of the national level landmark projects, which have come up in this constituency during the last 9 years after 2014," Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said here on Sunday.

 

 

 

The meeting was part of a cycle of such regular feedback sessions which Dr Jitendra Singh has been holding with the representatives from different parts of his constituency on a regular basis. The areas, which were represented in today’s meeting, included Doda, Basholi, Billawar, Kathua, and Ramban.

 

Dr Jitendra Singh said, unprecedented developmental works have taken place in Udhampur-Doda-Kathua Lok Sabha Constituency in the last 9 years but the need is to spread greater awareness about the same in each corner of the constituency.

 

A delegation submitted a people’s survey report to the Union Minister, which says that ‘Udhampur-Doda-Kathua’ Parliamentary Constituency is possibly among the most developed constituencies in India of all the Parliamentary Constituencies.

 

Dr Jitendra Singh said that credit for this goes to PM Modi, who after taking charge in May, 2014 gave special focus on Jammu and Kashmir and in the North-Eastern region. He said, Udhampur-Doda-Kathua Parliamentary Constituency is the only Constituency in India to get three centrally funded medical Colleges in the last five years.

 

Dr. Jitendra Singh said, this constituency has earned its name in India and in the world as the birthplace of ‘Purple Revolution’ which has given birth to Agri-tech Start-Ups not only in J&K but across the country. This Parliamentary Constituency has all the potential to contribute in the Start-Up movement promoted by PM Narendra Modi, Dr. Jitendra Singh added.

 

North India’s first Industrial Biotech Park near Kathua, first National Institute of High Altitude Medicine at Bhaderwah, first Seed Processing Plant in Kathua, Radio Station at Udhampur and two Passport offices also came up in this constituency during the last 9 years.

 

Dr Jitendra Singh told the delegation to make people aware about many first infrastructural developments that have taken place in the last nine years like the highest railway bridge in the world, highest than the Eiffel tower, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookherjee tunnel, the longest road tunnel in the world, which is described as an infrastructural marvel in the country.

 

In terms of road and highway development in this constituency, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, the Vande- Bharat Express from Katra to Delhi, the North India’s first ever Cable-Stayed Bridge Atal Setu, J&K’s first interState bridge at Keerian-Gandyal, North India’s first Express Road Corridor from Delhi to Katra via Kathua, the new National Highway from Lakhanpur-Bani-Basohli-Doda via Chattargala Tunnel has made this constituency best ever connected leading to its tremendous development compared to the other Constituencies in the country.

 

Udhampur district located in this constituency has stood number one in the country in terms of construction of roads under PMGSY, Dr. Jitendra Singh added. He said, with the establishment of an InterModal Station (IMS) at Katra, a world class state of the art project in this constituency will not only improve the travelling experience of the pilgrims visiting Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine but will open numerous opportunities in terms of employment, trade etc. for the people of this constituency.