Overview
- Officials confirmed Tuesday that a centrally led programme worth about Rs 1.35 lakh crore now covers 700 km completed, 2,300 km under construction and DPRs for 707 km.
- The Rs 16,000‑crore Jammu–Udhampur–Srinagar four‑lane corridor is at 95% completion and is expected to cut travel time between Jammu and Srinagar from about nine hours to roughly four hours.
- Tunnel construction on the Jammu–Srinagar corridor has expanded to 25 tunnels with 20 finished and five under construction to keep routes open year‑round despite landslides and snow.
- Pilgrimage plans were advanced with DPRs for 60 km of Amarnath route works worth Rs 3,500 crore, an Rs 880‑crore Katra intermodal station and 54 ropeway proposals with eight projects (Rs 16,000 crore) in phase one.
- Urban and strategic links are being built in parallel, including ring roads for Srinagar and Jammu and a 143‑km section of the Delhi–Amritsar–Katra expressway in J&K slated for phased completion by August 2027, which officials say will boost local trade and defence mobility.