Rajouri, Aug. 8 -- The National Highway 144A Megha project is set to provide a significant boost for the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, promising faster travel, improved infrastructure, and economic growth in the region.

Once fully completed, the upgraded highway will cut travel time between Poonch, Rajouri, and Jammu from about six hours to just 3-4 hours, and reduce the Rajouri-Jammu journey to roughly 2.5 hours.

Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Engineer Varun Mishra informed that the highway coming from Akhnoor has three tunnels and 13 bridges. Of them, the construction work for one of the tunnels is nearing completion, while the work on four bridges has been concluded.

"The work is ongoing, but has been slow due to the...