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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that the railway service from Qazigund to Baramulla in the Kashmir Valley is expected to start by December this year.
Srinagar, June 20 : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that the railway service from Qazigund to Baramulla in the Kashmir Valley is expected to start by December this year.
Addressing a convention of Congress party workers here, Azad said the rail link, constructed at a cost of Rs. 8000 crores, will benefit the state in terms of tourism and trade.
"We expect the rail link between Qazikund to Baramulla to become operational by December this year. This will boost trade and tourism in the region," Azad said.
He further said that the railway from Jammu to Baramulla would take another three years as several mountains are to be surveyed for the tunnels, bridges and roads to be made through them, which are the most difficult part.
Azad also said that the recommendations of the working groups formed after round table conferences too would be implemented soon in a phased manner.
He went on to say that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has allocated Jammu and Kashmir a plan of Rs. 24,000 crores to reconstruct damaged infrastructure during militancy.
ANI
