Road repaired
Residents heave sigh of relief
Shariq Majeed
Tribune News Service

Chauki Chaura (Jammu), February 20
At a time when a number of government projects are awaiting completion for several years, the 12-km- long stretch along the Jammu-Poonch National Highway, on which repair work was being carried about for about a decade, was got completed by the previous Azad-led-coalition government within a year.

The repaired road in Chauki Chaura in Jammu. Photo: by the writer

The repair and double-laning of this leftover stretch from Godar in Kalidhar to Chauki Chaura in Akhnoor on the Jammu-Poonch highway (managed by the Border Roads Organisation) was going on for the past about a decade at snail’s pace.

"Trust me it used to be a hellish experience to travel through this area. It required us to close the windowpanes of the vehicle while travelling through this stretch since dust used to spew into the vehicles. The road posed high risks during the rainy season as well due to slippery conditions," said Perveen Raina, who runs a computer retail shop in old Rajouri, and shuttles between Jammu and Rajouri frequently for business-related work.