Srinagar, March 5 -- Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Tuesday announced that the demand for constructing a tunnel on the road connecting Keran and Jumgund areas of Kupwara district, aimed at providing all-weather connectivity, will be pursued with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH).
He said that a detailed project report (DPR) would be prepared and submitted to the relevant authorities.
Responding to a query by National Conference (NC) MLA Saifullah Mir during the Question Hour in the Assembly here, the deputy chief minister said the Keran sector is currently linked with the rest of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir via the Pharkiyan Gali to Keran road, spanning 46.76 kilometres and maintained by t...