{"id":20454,"date":"2026-05-20T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=20454"},"modified":"2026-05-20T17:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:34:00","slug":"speaker-jkla-inaugurates-bridge-at-chowdrigund-chadoora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/speaker-jkla-inaugurates-bridge-at-chowdrigund-chadoora\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker JKLA inaugurates bridge at Chowdrigund, Chadoora"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BUDGAM, MAY 20: Marking a significant milestone for the regional infrastructure, Speaker Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, Wednesday officially inaugurated a newly constructed double lane 25-meter bridge with total width of 11.70 meter at Chowdrigund on Nallah Apzari, Chadoora.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bridge, constructed with an estimated cost of 474.65 lakh, is set to drastically improve the local connectivity, ease commutes and stimulate economic activity in the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the Speaker, as per an official statement, emphasized that establishing a robust connectivity network is the cornerstone of sustainable growth. He reiterated the government&#8217;s steadfast commitment to transform the regional landscape through strategic infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Connectivity is absolutely crucial for holistic development of our region,&#8221; Speaker Rather stated. &#8220;A bridge does more than connect two pieces of land; it links people to markets, healthcare, education and better opportunities. Our government is dedicated to ensure equitable development of all areas, ensuring that no region or community is left behind&#8221;, he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The newly inaugurated double lane bridge addresses a long-standing demand of the local residents, promising to reduce travel time and provide all-weather access to essential services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the event, Rather assured the public that the government would continue to prioritize under-developed pockets, focusing on balanced progress, fair resource allocation and the timely completion of vital public welfare projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The inauguration ceremony was attended by SE R&amp;B Erim Lone along with senior officials from R&amp;B and PMGSY besides local dignitaries, and members of the community, who welcomed the development as a major step forward for the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUDGAM, MAY 20: Marking a significant milestone for the regional infrastructure, Speaker Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, Wednesday officially inaugurated a newly constructed double lane 25-meter bridge with total width of 11.70 meter at Chowdrigund on Nallah Apzari, Chadoora. The bridge, constructed with an estimated cost of 474.65 lakh, is set to drastically improve the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20454"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20456,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20454\/revisions\/20456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}