Srinagar, July 16 -- Peoples Conference President and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone on Thursday accused the Jammu and Kashmir Government of jeopardising Kashmir's already short working season by failing to revise contractor rates, saying the resulting deadlock has brought road macadamisation and other developmental works to a standstill.
Lone said contractors have been demanding a revision in rates to offset rising input costs, but the Government's refusal to do so has stalled the execution of development projects across the Valley.
He urged the administration to resolve the dispute without delay.
In a statement, Lone pointed out that Kashmir's short working season for undertaking developmental works, especially road-related projects & macadam...