Chief Minister Omar Abdullah gave the approval to the projects, involving an expenditure of abut Rs 3,000 crores, at a meeting of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and State's Roads and Buildings (R&B)Department.
Omar directed the NHAI, the executing agency, to formulate the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) and put up the proposals to the R&B department for finalisation.
The proposed Ring Road project for Srinagar will start at Galander and meet the National Highway at Narbal Junction in its Phase-I, an official spokesman said, adding that the road will be four-lane with provision for expansion to six lanes.
Under the phase-II of the project, a two-way road will start at Narbal and meet the National Highway in Ganderbal, he said.
The project is likely to cost Rs 1195 crores in phase-I and Rs 448 crores in the phase-II. The road length in the Phase-I will be 34.72 kilometres and in the Phase-II is 27.2 kilometres.
The Jammu four-lane Ring Road involving an expenditure of Rs 1355 crores will have one toll plaza in each of the homogenous sections, the spokesman said.
It will start near Vijaypur and meet the National Highway at Akhnoor where from it will connect with Nagrota Bye-Pass.
The road project will be about 60 kilometres in length, the spokesman said.
