AMN
The work has started on the first – of- its- kind Katra – Delhi Express Road Corridor which will be ready by 2023. Disclosing this on Wednesday, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said, when it becomes functional, the travel time from Katra to Delhi will get reduced to around six and half hours, and from Jammu to Delhi to just about six hours.
He stated that once this Express Road Corridor becomes functional, people will prefer to travel to Delhi by road instead of undertaking journey by train or by Air. He said the hallmark of this road corridor is that it will connect the holy cities of Katra and Amritsar, and at the same time offer connectivity for some other major important religious shrines between the two destinations.
Estimated to cost over 35,000 crore rupees, he said, the important cities through which this Expressway Corridor will pass include Jammu and Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir, and Jalandhar, Amritsar, Kapurthala and Ludhiana in Punjab.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, simultaneous widening of the National Highway between Pathankot and Jammu is also being undertaken, to upgrade it from 4 – lane to 6 – lane, which will also prove to be a great boon for the commuters between Jammu, Kathua and Pathankot.