Prime Minister Modi will dedicate and lay the cornerstone for 112 national highway projects valued at Rs 1 lakh crore.
On Monday, 112 National Highway projects totaling over Rs 1 lakh crore will be officially opened and the foundation stone laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. These projects are dispersed across the nation.
At the inaugural ceremony, PM Modi is scheduled to arrive in Gurugram, Haryana. Furthermore, he will also open the Haryana portion of the renowned Dwarka Expressway, which would help to relieve traffic congestion and enhance flow of traffic on NH-48 between Delhi and Gurugram.
The construction of the 19-kilometer Haryana segment of the 8-lane Dwarka Expressway, which spans two packages of 10.2 km from the Delhi-Haryana Border to Basai Rail-over-Bridge (ROB) and 8.7 km from Basai ROB to Kherki Daula, cost around Rs 4,100 crore. Additionally, it will offer direct access to the Gurugram Bypass and Delhi’s IGI Airport.
“Other major projects that will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister include the 9.6 km long six-lane Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II)- Package 3 from Nangloi – Najafgarh Road to Sector 24 Dwarka section in Delhi; three packages of Lucknow Ring Road developed at cost of about Rs. 4,600 crores in Uttar Pradesh; Anandapuram – Pendurthi – Anakapalli section of NH16 developed at a cost of about Rs 2,950 crores in the state of Andhra Pradesh; Kiratpur to Nerchowk section of NH-21 (2 packages) worth around Rs. 3,400 crores in Himachal Pradesh; Dobaspet – Heskote section (two packages) worth Rs. 2,750 crores in Karnataka, along with 42 other projects worth Rs. 20,500 crores in different states across the country,” according to the PMO.
Additionally, Prime Minister Modi will lay the cornerstone for a number of national highway projects across the nation.
“Major projects for which the foundation stone will be laid include 14 packages of Bengaluru – Kadappa – Vijayawada Expressway worth Rs. 14,000 crores in Andhra Pradesh; six packages of Belgaum – Hungund – Raichur Section of NH-748A worth Rs. 8,000 crores in Karnataka; three packages of Shamli – Ambala Highway worth Rs. 4,900 crores in Haryana; two packages of Amritsar – Bathinda corridor worth Rs. 3,800 crores in Punjab; along with 39 other projects worth Rs. 32,700 crores in different states across the country,” said the statement.
According to the PMO, these projects will have a major impact on the expansion of the National Highway network, as well as increase job opportunities, foster trade and commerce, and stimulate socioeconomic progress in many parts of the nation.
