PM unveils ₹14,100-cr infra projects in Uttarakhand

Infrastructure developments
The Prime Minister has launched 17 infrastructure projects of over ₹14,100 crore covering sectors like road, housing, health infrastructure, industry, irrigation, sanitation and drinking water supply. The PM laid the foundation stone of the Lakhwar Multipurpose Project to be built at a cost of ₹5,750 crore. This project will produce 300 MW hydropower and supply drinking water to six states of Uttarakhand, UP, Haryana, Delhi, HP and Rajasthan, besides, providing irrigation facilities to about 34,000 hectares of additional land.

PM also laid the foundation stone of multiple road sector projects of ₹8,700 crore including four laning of 85 km Moradabad-Kashipur Road to be built at a cost of over ₹4,000 crore; two laning of 22 Km stretch of Gadarpur-Dineshpur-Madkota-Haldwani road (SH-5) and 18 km stretch of Kiccha to Pantnagar (SH-44); construction of 8 km long Khatima bypass in Udham Singh Nagar; construction of four-lane National Highway (NH109D) being built at a cost of over ₹175 crore. These road projects will improve connectivity of Garhwal, Kumaon and Terai region and also between Uttarakhand and Nepal.

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