Development major thrust of Union, LG Govt: Raman Suri

Jammu, Aug 04: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) J&K Executive Member Raman Suri on Friday said that rail and road connectivity of J&K with the rest of India, the work on which is going on in full swing, once completed by 2024 will transform our Union Territory (UT) into North India’s major economic hub thereby giving people enough trade and commerce opportunities.
Suri in a statement said the remaining work on the rail project that will connect Kashmir with the rest of India is likely to be completed by 2024 and similarly, the work on the expressway connecting Katra with Delhi is also likely to be completed by the same year. On this rail link, there are about 60 tunnels that are going to make the rail journey enthralling as well as memorable for the commuters besides tourists that throng the valley throughout the year, he said.
“These massive infrastructures are going to pave the way for business and trading community besides other IT companies dawning here. Since both, the Union government as well as Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s administration, are laying emphasis on building massive infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir, the same will serve the purpose of enabling companies to descend here to give employment as well as create multiple business opportunities for our youth,” the BJP leader said.
Suri said that in just two years’ time, Jammu and Kashmir will be well-connected with the rest of India and in the given situation, it will become easy for companies to establish their offices here. Many business houses have already planned to open their outlets in Srinagar as well as in Jammu which are going to enable our economy to grow in multidimensional directions for years to come, he said.
“The people of Jammu and Kashmir, especially those in Srinagar and border areas of Jammu region, have faced a lot. They have seen death and destruction during NC, PDP, and Congress rules. But gone are those days and now Jammu and Kashmir is writing a new chapter of its history where young boys and girls are contributing in nation building and staying away from politics of separatism or hatred,” he said.