Srinagar, March 10 -- In response to a question by MLA Irshad Rasool Kar, the government said that there is currently no proposal under consideration with BEACON or BRO with regard to the widening of the bypass road from Amargarh to Model Town.

While acknowledging that the fruit season witnesses a surge in vehicular movement in areas surrounding the Fruit Mandi, resulting in heavy traffic jams, particularly from Mazbugh bridge to bypass near toll post, the government said that to address the situation, it has framed a DPR for road widening covering a 2.50 km stretch with an estimated cost of Rs 46.01 crore.

Additionally, a DPR for the development and strengthening of an alternative road from Mazbugh to Ashpeer has also been framed at Rs...