Srinagar, Nov 12: The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has directed its officials to examine a proposal from the Jammu and Kashmir government seeking the declaration of the Achabal-Shangus-Inderwal road as a National Highway.

The direction follows a letter from Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, urging the construction of a tunnel across the Pir Panjal range to connect the twin valleys of Warwan and Marwah in the Inderwal constituency, a move aimed at ending their decades-long isolation.

In its response to the CM’s communication, accessed by Greater Kashmir, the Union Surface Ministry said: “I understand the importance of highway infrastructure projects in your state and constituency. My ministry receive

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