CEC, Hill Council, Kargil, Feroz Ahmed Khan along with DC, Kargil, Santosh Sukhadeve took stock of the ongoing widening and construction works on the Kargil Zanskar Road NH-301 carried out by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL).
 
General Manager, NHIDCL, Ashwani Kumar updated about the ongoing widening and construction works on the National Highway NH-301 and gave details about the various land issues about the road construction sites. He also informed that as per the proposal of the NHIDCL, the total width of the road has to be about 18 meters, and in the case of various densely populated locations, widening up to 12 meters will be proposed to the higher authorities. He urged the CEC to persuade the people residing along the Kargil Zanskar Highway to make available land for road widening works.
 
CEC, Feroz Khan assured the GM, NHIDCL that the LAHDC, Kargil will soon convene a meeting with the public representatives including Councillors, PRI members, BDC Chairpersons, Sarpanchs and Panchs to discuss the issues about land acquisition for the widening and construction works of the NH-301.
 
Meanwhile, CEC Khan stressed that compensation of land should be given to people on time and further directed the concerned officers of NHIDCL to take due care to avoid unnecessary damage to public property and natural resources during the road construction and widening works.