NEW DELHI, May 31 -- Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Information Technology, Transport, Youth Services & Sports, and Science & Technology, Satish Sharma, on Friday met Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting, Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, and strongly advocated the long-pending demand for rail connectivity to the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch.
During the meeting, Satish Sharma urged the Union Railway Minister to accord priority to the proposed Jammu-Akhnoor-Dori Dager-Sunderbani-Nowshera-Rajouri-Poonch rail corridor, describing it as a project of immense strategic, economic and social significance for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly t...