Road connectivity for 5 panchayats in Doda district soon

Bhadarwah, October 18

Around 10,000 people of five panchayats in Doda district are hopeful that their lives are going to change for better as authorities started macadamisation work on the Dradhu-Manwa road under the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).

Being black-topped at an allotted cost of Rs 717 lakh, the 9.12 km Dradhu — Manwa road will provide all-weather connectivity to Dradhu, Diggi, Manwa, Sengoi and Misrata by the end of this month, officials said. Villagers, especially fruit growers of these five panchayats were waiting for the last one decade for the completion of this road.

They heaved a sigh of relief as the authorities speeded up the pace of work under the PMGSY after taking over the project from the Roads and Building Department in 2018.

After completing the earth work last week, the macadamisation of the Dradhu-Manwa road is in full swing and is expected to be completed by the end of October, the officials said. The PMGSY, Bhaderwah, recently started the second phase of work. “The black-topping of the Dradhu-Manwa road has been taken up last week and we are hopeful of completing the second phase by October 31,” Atta Mohd Sheikh, Assistant Executive Engineer, PMGSY, Bhadarwah, sai. — PTI