Centre to build 2,000-km of connectivity roads

The government on Monday said it planned to construct 1,911- km international connectivity roads and 3,319-km border roads under its flagship Bharatmala programme.

The project would be completed in a phased manner, with the first phase set to be completed between 2017-18 and 2021-22, Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Mansukh Mandavia told the Rajya Sabha.

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“In the first phase, it is proposed to develop 2,000 km of border and international connectivity roads with an outlay of Rs 25,000 crore over five years,” he said in a written reply.