Srinagar, June 11 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan for sanctioning 316 road projects in J&K UT, at an estimated cost of Rs. 4224 Cr under Batch-I of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-IV (PMGSY-IV).

The Lieutenant Governor observed that the approved 1781 km road length will provide a major boost to rural road connectivity and usher in a new era of prosperity in far-flung areas.

"Grateful to PM Narendra Modi & Union Minister of Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan for sanctioning 316 road projects at an estimated cost of Rs 4224 Cr under Batch-I of PMGSY-IV for providing connectivity to 390 no. of eligible habitations...