As many as 49 national highway projects worth ₹1,721 crore, recently completed across Odisha, will be inaugurated shortly, Works Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said on Monday.
The NH-137 will enhance connectivity in the Dima Hasao Region and provide an alternate route to Western Manipur.
The eleven projects launched in the Pratapgarh district of the state are worth Rs 5,600 crore.
The government was able to construct only 10,993 km of national highways this year.
He will flag off Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express at Secunderabad Railway Station
Giving a massive infrastructure boost to the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra Gadkari inaugurated highway projects worth Rs 5569. The new road projects are likely to decongest Aurangabad roads and help boost its development
Highlighting new-age technologies, Gadkari said that new technology will have to be adopted for connecting the spans of bridges.
Gadkari said these roads will boost the economy of the interior areas. These will also open tourism in areas neighbouring Himachal Pradesh.
"At present almost all district headquarters in Maharashtra are connected to the National Highway. Due to the new highway projects, the connectivity of Nashik will increase,” Gadkari said while virtually inaugurating several highway projects in Nashik.
Gadkari appreciated the UT administration for acquiring 100 per cent of land required for constructing highways.
