PM will lay foundation stone for several development projects worth more than Rs 3,150 crore across J&K
According to sources prime minister will lay the foundation stone for a new terminal building at Jammu Airport. To be spread over a 40,000 sqm area, the new terminal building will be equipped with modern facilities catering to about 2000 passengers during peak hours, according to the PMO. prime minister will dedicate to the nation various rail projects in Jammu & kashmir including the new rail line between Banihal-Khari-Sumber-Sangaldan (48 Km) and the newly electrified Baramulla-Sringar-Banihal-Sangaldan section (185.66 Km). He will also flag off the first Electric train in the valley and also train service between Sangaldan station and Baramulla station.During the program, PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of important road projects– including two packages (44.22 KM) of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway connecting Jammu to Katra; phase two for four-laning of srinagar Ring Road; five packages for upgrading the 161 km long Srinagar-Baramulla-Uri stretch of NH-01; and the construction of kulgam Bypass and Pulwama bypass on NH-444. The two packages of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway, once completed will facilitate the visit of pilgrims to the holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi, and will also boost economic development in the region, the PMO said in the statement.The projects to be inaugurated by PM Modi include–road projects and bridges; grid stations, receiving stations transmission line projects; common effluent treatment plants and sewage treatment plants; several degree college buildings; intelligent traffic management system in srinagar city; modern narwal fruit mandi; drug testing laboratory at Kathua; and transit accommodation 224 flats at Ganderbal and Kupwara. The projects whose foundation stone will be laid include the development of five new Industrial Estates across Jammu and Kashmir; the data centre/ disaster recovery centre for the integrated command and control centre of Jammu Smart City; the up-gradation of Transport nagar at Parimpora in Srinagar; up-gradation of 62 road projects and 42 bridges and project for development of transit accommodation 2816 flats at nine locations in districts Anantnag, kulgam, Kupwara, Shopian and Pulwama, among others.