Jammu, June 16: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary and Incharge for Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh, Tarun Chugh on Sunday took up with Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari the issue regarding the construction of flyover in Kunjwani, Sainik Colony, Channi Himmat, Narwal sector of Jammu on the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway
“The expressway is a most welcome step to have a seamless journey of spiritual bliss seekers to Shri Mata Vaishno Deviji,” Chugh told a deputation of Jammu of Commerce & Industry & Traders who called him on Sunday at the party office.
According to a statement issued here, Chugh asked a BJP deputation led by former Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta and former MLC Vikram Randhawa to meet Nitin Gadkari along with Chamber & Trade leaders in Srinagar tomorrow.
In the presence of senior BJP leaders including Kavinder Gupta, Pawan Gupta, Devender Rana, Priya Sethi, Rajeev Jasrotia, Vikram Randhawa and others, the Chamber deputation led by its President Arun Gupta appraised Traun Chugh that the road from Kunjwani stretch onwards should be flyover based on pillars, as this sector is very thickly populated city area, comprising schools, hospitals, local markets, shops, malls, banquet halls, main-fruit mandi,main-vegetable mandi, transport nagar, ISBT bus stand and new railway station platforms with entrance and exit axis.
“Therefore, the blind wall will spoil all the establishments and also create obstacles to the free movement of people. This being the prime place and entrance point to the Jammu City can in no way be undermined,” he added.
Member Parliament, Jugal Kishore Sharma has also written to Nitin Gadkari about this issue of public importance.
As per the statement, a deputation of the prominent citizens of the affected areas besides those engaged in trade and commerce, led by senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana and comprising Sham Lal Langer, BJP Traders Cell and Arun Gupta President Chamber of Commerce Jammu had called on the Union Minister Gadkari with this demand of immense public importance. The minister assured the delegation that necessary instructions would be issued to the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), keeping in view the public sensitivity of the issue.
