Centre approves Rs 1,210 cr highway projects in Uttarakhand
According to union Minister Ni?n Gadkari the Centre has
approved 28 highway projects worth Rs 1,210.17 crore in
U?arakhand.
These projects are for building 231.04 kms of highways.
These include strengthening work of Na?onal Highway-
309B on EPC (engineering, construc?on and procurement)
mode in U?arakhand under State Public Works
Department (PWD) with a budget of Rs 48.19 crore.
Besides, "construc?on of Rudraprayag tunnel of length
900.30 Mtr including approaches and one major bridge on
river Alaknanda connec?ng NH-107 (Old NH-109) to NH-07
(Old NH-58) on EPC mode in the State has been sanc?oned
under State PWD with a budget Rs 248.51 Cr", Gadkari said.
The projects include rehabilita?on and upgrada?on of
Askot - Lipulekh on EPC basis for Phase-I under project
Hirak of Border Roads Organisa?on (BRO) under the
Bharatmala Pariyojna with a budget of Rs 603.92 crores.