The Rs 640 crore Mughal Road project, which connects the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch in the Jammu region with the Kashmir Valley has been delayed. The road project is is now five years behind schedule. Now, the new deadline has been set for May.
Work on the project was started in October 2005 and was to be completed by June 2008. Minister for Roads and Bridges Abdul Majid Wani set the new deadline after voicing his serious concern over the delay in the execution of the project at a meeting here Thursday.
The Mughal Road was used by Emperor Jehangir to travel to Kashmir. His caravan used to start from Sialkote, now in Pakistan, crossing beautiful valleys enroute the rivulets.
Reviewing pace of progress on the prestigious project, Wani asked the executing agencies to stick to the targeted time frame for completion as a delay will result in escalation of costs besides loading un-seen additional burden on the state exchequer.
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