Jammu, Nov 15 (PTI) Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the widening work for the strategic Dhar Road connecting Udhampur and Samba districts in Jammu region will be taken up soon.

The Udhampur MP made the announcement during a visit to his home constituency where he laid the foundation for 45 road projects under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) worth 924.23 crore, spanning Kathua, Udhampur, Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts.

Singh also inaugurated nine road projects worth Rs 86.77 crore spread across the five districts of his Lok Sabha constituency.

“The works undertaken as part of the PMGSY is a testimony to Modi government’s commitment to improve rural connectivity in the unconnected habitations of the country,” he said.

Singh said unlike earlier, the presen

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