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Srinagar, Oct 10: Over six months after Jammu and Kashmir’s Budget for 2025–26 promised a turbocharged push for infrastructure and capital development, ground realities tell a very different story: the momentum has stalled, projects are stagnating, and winter is closing in fast.

Despite grand announcements and hefty allocations, the execution of public works across the Union Territory is limping, exposing glaring cracks in planning, staffing, and fund utilisation. As Kashmir enters the final working weeks before the Valley’s annual winter shutdown, officials admit privately that the current pace is “nowhere near” what’s needed to meet targets.

Departments handling crucial sectors like roads, irrigation, housing, rural development, and public infrastructure have used up only

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