Gadkari releases Rs 400-cr for repair and restoration work in HP

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has announced the release of Rs 400 crore for the repair and restoration work in flood-hit Himachal Pradesh. The Minister assured all possible help for restoration works. Besides restoration of four-lane roads and national highways, expenditure on restoration of damaged link roads and bridges on 1-km stretches would be borne by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). The restoration work would also be covered under the Setu Bandhan programme under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF), Technical aspects of the damage caused, including the course of rivers, and landslides, would be studied by teams of experts for finding immediate and long-term solutions to curb the recurrence of such a tragedy in future. Kullu and Manali districts have faced maximum damage in the recent floods. A large number of roads and bridges of NHAI and PWD have been damaged in it.
📅 Published on: 02 August 2023
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