SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday inaugurated development projects and laid foundation stones for works worth more than Rs 58 crore in Ganderbal district, focusing on road connectivity, educational infrastructure and facilities for horticultural trade.
The projects include the Fatehpora–Gadoora Bridge road, the Tehsil Bagh–Lar Bypass, the Pati Waskura–Kharbagh Bund road, a multi-purpose auction platform at Zazna Fruit and Vegetable Mandi, and a new double-storey building at High School Gogjigund.
During his visit to the Zazna mandi, Abdullah interacted with fruit growers and took stock of the ongoing harvesting season and arrangements for marketing horticultural produce.
The growers raised demands for expanding the mandi’s capacity, improving its infrastructure and strengthening trading facilities to help them market their produce.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, Agriculture Production Minister Javed Ahmad Dar, Health and Medical Education Minister Sakina Itoo, and Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani.
