MIRPUR: Standing Committee for Communications in the National Assembly on Monday directed the National Highway Authority (NHA) to complete all ongoing developmental projects in Azad Jammu and Kashmir in time without compromising on quality of work.
NHA briefed the Committee on the Kohala-Muzaffarabad road, Islamabad-Kohala road, Muzaffarabad l-Chakothi road, Athmuqam-Sharda-Kel-Taobat road, Neelum Valley Shonter-Astore(Gilgit- Baltistan) road,Athmuqam-Sharda-Kel-Taobat road onto Neelum Valley, Proposed Neelum Valley Shonter-Astore(Gilgit- Baltistan) road projects adding that with completion of ongoing roads development projects tourism would be flourished in the area.
"Azad Jammu and Kashmir has huge potential in tourism and newly constructed roads would play immense role in boosting tourism in the region and maximum tourists would head to the area, NHA briefed the Committee which met in the State’s metropolis on Monday.
Committee was further told that new techniques were also introduced in construction of roads in AJK as in the past conventional methods were being used in the construction and this innovation would give more life and standards to the roads. Speaking on occasion, Chairman Committee Muhammad Muzamal Qureshi directed NHA to provide good means of communications to the people of AJK.
He said Azad Kashmir has great potential for hydel power generation and by adopting a good planning these natural resources can be used for the development of the country.
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