Bhubaneswar: The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved three six-lane road projects in Odisha.
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This was informed by the Office of the Minister Nitin Gadkari Wednesday afternoon. The road projects approved by the Transport ministry come under Raipur-Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor.
The approved projects in Odisha include Dhanara-Hatibena section worth Rs. 477.76 crore, Hatibena-Badakumari section worth Rs. 791.17 crore and Karki-Kaliagura section worth Rs. 498.51 crore.
Taking to Twitter to inform about the government approval of Odisha road projects, Gadkari’s office wrote, “Union minister Shri @nitin_gadkari ji approved 3 road projects of 6 Lane in the state of Odisha”. The tweet continued saying, “This includes the Dhanara-Hatibena section worth Rs. 477.76 Cr, Hatibena-Badakumari section worth Rs. 791.17 Cr and Karki-Kaliagura section worth Rs. 498.51 Cr under Raipur-Visakhapatnam Economic corridor.”
Apart from the three projects in Odisha, Gadkari also approved a slew of other highway projects in different states in India.
PNN