MLA Chenani, Dina Nath Bhagat today kick-started blacktopping work on Johnu-Dhandal road in Chenani. The blacktopping work on 8 km stretch has been taken up under NABARD at an estimated cost of Rs 2.5 crore by PWD department.Addressing the public after kick-starting the work, the MLA said that it was the long pending demand of the locals, saying that with this scores of villages of the areas would get better road connectivity leading to district headquarter. The MLA said that the government has taken various measures for the overall development and to ameliorate the socio-economic profile of people of these areas. He said that the State government with the liberal funding from Union Government has started micro and mega projects with special focus on upgrading road connectivity, provision of improved drinking water and power supply in the Constituency. He also urged upon people to come forward to avail the benefits of schemes launched by the government for their welfare.Dina Nath Bhagat said that work of blacktopping and macadamization on various road projects in the constituency has been taken into hand and some of them is nearing completion, adding that work on the rest of the link roads would also be started soon for the convenience of people. He said that work of widening on Udhampur-Ghordi road would be started soon for which the tenders have been floated.Referring to widening of Chenani-Sudhmahadev road and construction of tunnel on the road to connect Doda, the MLA directed the NHAI and revenue authorities to complete the survey work at the earliest to start the work on prestigious project soon.