Srinagar, July 22 -- The Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department in Sopore has earned appreciation for its consistent efforts over the past five years in gradually widening the Sopore-Watlab road stretch, significantly enhancing the road connectivity and commuter comfort.

The residents of Bandipora took to social media to praise the Baramulla district administration for working consistently to widen the Sopore-Bandipora road in their jurisdiction upto Watlab while according to locals, Bandipora administration has never bothered to do it of their own as they always wait for central funding to widen the roads.

While no stand-alone project was formally sanctioned for the widening, the Baramulla administration has adopted a phased approach, ex...