Stepping up the road development programme, the government today approved four projects worth Rs 3,230.80 crore. The projects are of two-, four- and six-laning of the sections of the national highway in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Karnataka through public-private partnerships (PPP). The approval for the projects was granted by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), which met here today.

The expenditure are Rs 1,203.64 crore on four-/six-laning of the Jaipur-Tonk-Deoli section on NH 72 in Rajasthan and Rs 1,661.9 crore on four-laning of the Surat-Hazra section on NH 6 in Gujarat, Home Minister P Chidambaram told reporters. “The project will be developed by the National Highways Authority of India through PPP model and the concessionaire will be selected by the authority,” he said, adding that the second stage of the bidding was in process.

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