Union road, transport and highway Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday approved a sum of Rs 323.03 Crore for the acquisition of land required to construct an 8.925 kilometers long Shopian Bypass.
Taking to a micro blogging site Twitter, Nitin Gadkari wrote, ” To enhance connectivity in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, we have approved a sum of Rs 323.03 Crore for the acquisition of land required to construct an 8.925 kilometers long Shopian Bypass on NH-444, connecting both ends.