Work on Mughal road gains pace
Tribune News Service

Bufliaz (Poonch), March 17
The work on the prestigious Mughal road - the shortest alternate link road between Jammu and Kashmir provinces - which was suspended owing to heavy snowfall, has again gained pace. The work was stopped in the beginning of February following heavy snowfall, and remained intermittently disrupted for the whole month.

The Mughal road assumes much significance as it will not only serve as the shortest link road between the state provinces but also contribute to economic upliftment of people living here.

Sources in the Mughal Road Project said though the work from Bufliaz side was temporarily disrupted following the snowfall in the Peer Panjal cross in February - 13 km of which lies on the Bufliaz side whereas 11 km lies on the Shopian side in Kashmir - but the work has again gained pace. They said at this time the earth up operations and widening was going on up to 31 km near Chatta Pani area.

The sources further added that in the beginning of April, the road construction machinery would be mobilised beyond 31 km on the either side and the earth up operations would be conducted in this area where the heavy snowfall didn’t permit the road construction activity.

They said the project authorities were expecting that they would construct road in the Peer Panjal cross (extending up to 24 km), where the hostile weather condition affects road construction activity.

Confirming that the work on the road project has gained pace after intermittent disruptions, R&B minister Muhammad Khaleel Bandh said that funds had already been made available for the project.