Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of State for MORTH Gen (Retired) VK Singh and Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh RK Mathur met in New Delhi to discuss various road development projects in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
Top officials of Central Government, Ladakh administration and Border Roads Organization (BRO) attended the meeting.
As per the officials, Gadkari discussed the proposals for cable cars, tunnels, bridges and Funicular transit system in Ladakh to solve mobility issues for local population of the Union Territory and tourists.
Various projects under construction and likely to be taken up for construction in future in the Union Territory of Ladakh came up for discussion during the high-level meeting,” the officials said, adding that Gadkari has been regularly monitoring the projects in Ladakh.