Srinagar, Aug. 21 -- In a written reply to a question by Dr. M. K. Vishnu Prasad, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Jairam Gadkari said that Jammu and Kashmir accounted for the bulk of the projects during this period.

Between 2021-22 and 2024-25, a total of 43 projects were approved in J&K, covering about 653 kilometres of road length at a cumulative cost of over Rs.27,800 crore. The year 2021-22 witnessed the highest approvals, with 15 projects covering 197 km sanctioned at a cost of Rs.14,235 crore.

Another 15 projects were cleared in 2022-23, adding 248 km of National Highway (NH) length at a cost of Rs.9,538 crore. The pace slowed in 2023-24, with eight projects covering 179 km at an estimated cost of Rs.2,774 cro...