Uttarakhand gets ₹1,300 cr for construction of national highways

The Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India has approved ₹1,000 crore for the construction of national highways in Uttarakhand and ₹300 crore for the central road infrastructure fund. Gadkari informed that every requirement of Uttarakhand in terms of roads will be fulfilled and promised that the Centre will provide all help for ropeway and cable cars in the state.

Uttarakhand CM also requested Gadkari to approve a two-lane tunnel from Dehradun to Tehri Lake to reduce the distance between the two places. The tunnel is proposed near Rajpur in Dehradun, which will terminate at Koti Colony near Tehri Lake. The total length of the tunnel will be around 35 km and estimated construction cost will be ₹8,750 crore.