24/01/2024
Pakistan third alternate CPEC Route to cut down 350 Km distance to China border.Federal Govt has released 45 million for Gorikot Astore- Shagharthing Sakardu Road project via Azad Kashmir.It will be new Tourism Corridor.'The new route, after crossing the border at Yarkand China, will connect GB's Shigar, Skardu and Astor districts to Muzaffarabad'
National Highway Authority (NHA) is working for Construction Shounter - Rattu (12.7km long) road tunnel. The length of road corridors from (Kel to Shounter) and (Shounter to Gorikot) are about 26.9km and 41.5km respectively. It will traverse adjacent to town of Kel, Lower Domel, Dhakki Nakka, Khora, Chitta katha, Upper Domel, and Chattian, Shounter in Neelum AJ&K area and Morcha Guzair, Mirmalik, Rattu, Nasirabad, Chugam, Rehmanpur and Gorikot in Astore GB area. The project site is approximate 65km away from Astore. The Route via Neelum Valley to Astore Valley.