 Early Times Report
Kathua, Sept 6: The residents of Nagri- Parole expressed resentment against State government apathy and demanded inter-state road connectivity.
Paramjeet Singh Pamma, General Secretary, Pardesh Youth Congress who led the protest said state government promised to have good road connectivity but its promises got faded up and people are sufferings who have to approach nearby state for personal affairs including medical treatment.
Pamma said the vital road link between Kathua and Gurdaspur via Nagri-Parole, Narote Jaimal Singh and Dinanagar towns, has been witnessed as the worst example of Government apathy despite the fact that a Rs 25 crore double lane road project, formulated under inter-state connectivity in November 2010, could not be taken up so far while the heavy traffic continued to ply on this road. He said at present there is proposal to make it double lane but in view of traffic load, it is needed to be converted into four-lane in near future.
He said after the construction of a much needed bridge on river Ravi at Kathloor, this road was described as most vital-link as per defence point of view. But the people of nearly 65 border villages with Pakistan, of Narote Jaimal Singh Sub Division in Punjab and nearly 20 villagers of Nagri Parole border belt of district Kathua (J&K), cannot be accorded full benefit until this road is improved and converted into double lane specifications.
Executive Engineer R&B Kathua, K S Nathial when contacted said a Rs 25 crore road project, under inter-state connectivity to improve and widen 8.2 kms road from Palli Morh on Jammu-Pathankote National Highway, just 8 km short of Kalibari up to Nagri-Parole, was formulated and sent to the Centre. |
