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New Delhi, March 1 (HS). Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has approved Rs 766.42 crore and Rs 3371.18 crore for the construction and strengthening of various National Highway (NH) projects in Goa and Assam respectively. The Union Minister has shared this information on X handle.
He said that an amount of Rs 455.50 crore has been given for the construction of a 4-lane flyover with a total length of 3.35 km from MES College Junction to Bogmalo Junction on NH 566. Additionally, a 4-lane vehicle underpass (VUP) spanning 1.22 km at Queeny Nagar Junction will be constructed under Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode within the National Highway (Basic) framework.
The Union Minister has said that allocation of Rs 310.92 crore has been approved for land acquisition for the construction of Cuncolim Bypass from Uskini-Bandh Cuncolim to Bendordem in Goa. Under the Annual Plan 2023-24, the completion of 8.33 km Mumbai to Kanyakumari Economic Corridor on NH-66 in South Goa district is to be expedited.
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in another post said that Rs 3371.18 crore has been sanctioned for widening of 4 lanes on National Highway No. 37 and National Highway No. 8 in Assam. These stretches totaling 58.06 km come under the Silchar Churaibari Corridor. It comprises three projects consisting of sections from Neelambazar/Cheragi Bypass to Chandkhira, Chandkhira to Churaibari and Karimganj to Sutarakandi.
The Union Minister said that this 4-lane project with paved shoulders and access-controlled corridor is aimed at connecting the neighboring states, namely Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura through National Highway No. 37, National Highway No. 06 and National Highway No. 08. To provide improved highway connectivity through.