Kargil, June 21, 2025 – Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon convened a meeting in his chamber to discuss measures for traffic decongestion in Kargil Town.

During the meeting, Dr. Akhoon primarily focused on the dismantling of the bottleneck near Dak Bungalow, the early completion of the link road connecting the new Iqbal Bridge, and the construction of a new link road adjacent to Fatima Chowk.

He also deliberated on other possible alternatives to ease traffic congestion with the concerned officers and emphasized that traffic management is a matter of grave concern for the district.

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The meeting was also attended by Executive Councillor for PHE/I&FC and Urban Development, LAHDC Kargil, Kacho Mohd Feroz, and Councillor for Kargil Town, Haji Mohd Abass.

Additional Deputy Commissioner Kargil, Imteeaz Kacho; Assistant Commissioner Revenue (ACR) Kargil, Jahangeer Akhone; Executive Engineer PHE, Mohd Hassan; Executive Engineer R&B Kargil, Sadiq Ali; Tehsildar Kargil, Tanveer Ahmad; and Executive Officer, MC Kargil, Arifa Iqbal were also present.