JAMMU, March 7 -- Today, in the Legislative Assembly, MLA Poonch, Ajaz Jan, and MLA Gulmarg, Farooq Shah, raised an important issue regarding the Poonch-Loran to Tangmarg Road, which was initiated in 2012-2013 under the leadership of then Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. The project was made possible through the dedicated efforts of the then Forest Minister, Mian Altaf, who ensured road clearance from the Forest Department, including the removal of trees along the alignment. Additionally, the wood from these trees was distributed to families in Haveli, Poonch, whose houses were damaged in the 2005 earthquake.
Unfortunately, in 2015, the PDP-BJP government disrupted the project by altering the road alignment due to the influence of a few miscr...