JAMMU, June 17 -- Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Ajay Tamta concluded a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir after inspecting key national highway projects and chairing a high-level review meeting, during which he highlighted what he described as a major transformation in the Union Territory's road infrastructure over the past 12 years.

During the visit, Tamta travelled along the Srinagar-Jammu section of NH-44 and inspected the Qazigund-Banihal and Chenani-Nashri tunnels, the landslide-prone Ramban-Banihal stretch, and the ongoing Srinagar and Jammu Ring Road projects. He also reviewed the Chenani-Sudhmahadev road stretch and the proposed Sudhmahadev-Dranga tunnel alignment being developed by the National Highways...