SRINAGAR, March 10 -- Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said that it has framed Rs 63.53 crore project for road widening and development of alternate routes to decongest Sopore town in a bid to address traffic woes particularly around Asia's largest fruit mandi in the area.

In response to a question by MLA Irshad Rasool Kar, the government, as per KNO, 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 sai...