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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday inaugurated the upgraded Residency Road-High Street corridor in Jammu, a landmark urban infrastructure project executed by Jammu Smart City Limited under the Smart City Mission at a cost of ₹9.18 crore, aimed at enhancing pedestrian facilities and public amenities along one of the city’s key commercial corridors.
The project has transformed nearly 1.2 kilometres of the Residency Road-High Street stretch, covering the sections from Raghunathji Mandir to the Chief Minister’s House, Vivekanand Chowk to Raghunath Mandir Chowk, and Vir Marg Chowk to Vivekanand Chowk. As part of the upgradation, an underground communication corridor has been constructed and communication cables have been shifted underground to streamline utility infrastructure and enhance the area’s overall visual appeal.
The project also includes the development of new paver-block footpaths, a fresh bituminous concrete road surface and reinforced cement concrete drains, significantly improving civic infrastructure along the corridor. Officials said the redevelopment was designed to address long-standing concerns over congested footpaths, tangled overhead cabling and inadequate drainage that had affected the stretch for years.
The upgraded corridor is expected to enhance pedestrian convenience, improve traffic movement and utility management, and contribute to a cleaner, more organised urban environment while lending a renewed aesthetic character to one of Jammu city’s key commercial and civic corridors. Officials associated with Jammu Smart City Limited said the project reflects the broader objective of the Smart City Mission to modernise core urban infrastructure while preserving the character of the city’s historic commercial districts.
The inauguration forms part of a series of urban development initiatives being rolled out across Jammu under the Smart City Mission, with officials indicating that similar corridor upgradation works are being planned for other congested commercial stretches in the city in the coming months.
