Share your story and shine at JK Monitor!🌟 Welcome to JK Monitor, where every story matters and every achievement is celebrated! We invite you to share the remarkable journey of your life and showcase your accomplishments to the world. Join our exclusive interviews that honor exceptional individuals just like you. JAMMU: Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Shri Ajay Tamta today visited the Tawi Riverfront project site and inspected the development works underway. Member of Parliament Jammu Lok Sabha Shri Jugal Kishore Sharma, Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha Shri Sat Paul Sharma, MLA Shri Vikram Randhawa besides Commissioner Jammu Municipal Corporation and CEO Jammu Smart City Limited Dr Devansh Yadav and other senior officers were present on the occasion.
Project Director Sunil Thusoo gave a detailed presentation on the project's progress and future development plans. Addressing a gathering at the site, Shri Ajay Tamta lauded all stakeholders involved in the development of the riverfront. He observed that the project has definitively aided flood control and described it as a futuristic initiative with significant scope for further growth. "It will be a landmark project, a historic gift to the region," he said. The Minister noted that the riverfront is already emerging as an attraction for Tawi Aarti and other aquatic activities planned at the location.
Union MoS shared his vision for the further development of the region through elaborate road connectivity projects, noting that the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is already developing roads and highways equipped with modern amenities in the toughest terrains, right up to the frontiers of India's geography. Pointing to tangible results, he said that travel time between Jammu and Srinagar has been reduced to just under five hours owing to recent highway development.
