Govt clears Rs 4,355 cr highway projects

The government today approved highway construction works worth over Rs 4,355 crore in various states, including Bihar and Rajasthan.

The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) gave its nod for the four-laning of Beawar-Pali section and Pali-Pindwara section of national highway (NH) 14 in Rajasthan at an estimated cost of Rs 1,102.10 crore and Rs 1,326.54 crore, respectively.

The concession period, for which the developer will own and operate the road, will be 21 years for the first project and 19 years for the second one, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said after the CCI meeting.

The CCI also cleared the Rs 658.64-crore project for four-laning of Deoli-Kota section of NH 12 in Rajasthan and the Rs 605.82-crore project for four-laning of Patna-Bhaktiyarpur stretch of NH 30 in Bihar.

It also approved the Rs 662-crore project for improvement of Yamunanagar-Saha-Barwala-Panchkula stretch of NH 73 in Haryana.

The CCI further gave its nod for construction of 28 roads in the north east region at a total estimated cost of Rs 6,866 crore. Many of these roads are in the planning stage so far.