Govt approves ₹4,518 cr for multiple NH projects

The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has sanctioned four highway projects worth ₹4,518.04 crore under the Bharatmala Pariyojana in Assam, Telangana, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.

The construction of four-laning of NH-71 from Madanapalle to Pileru in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹1,852.12 crore. The construction of a six-lane, access-controlled greenfield highway section of NH-150C between Karnataka and Telangana will be built at a cost of ₹972.06 crore.

Two national highway projects worth ₹1,694 crore in Assam include four-lane construction and up-gradation of NH-127B at an estimated cost of ₹1,522.91 crore.