Narendra Modi Inaugurates NH Projects Worth Rs 15,100 Crore In Rajasthan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (29 August) has inaugurated 23 national highways (NHs) projects worth Rs 15,100 crore in Rajasthan.
Modi said that his government had managed to complete highways projects in the state that had been pending for years together.
Stressing upon the role of infrastructure for development, he said these highways will help farmers, give a boost to tourism and open up economic opportunities for the local people.
He said these highways would not only help link Rajasthan more efficiently but would also be gateways to progress.
Among the projects inaugurated is a 6-Lane Cable Stayed Bridge across river Chambal at Kota. Built at a cost of Rs 278 crore, this bridge marks the completion of the East-West corridor. This bridge will now enable heavy vehicles to bypass Kota city.
The other projects that were inaugurated include 4 laning of Gomati Chauraha - Udaipur section of NH-8 at a cost of Rs 1129 crore, 4-laning of Rajsamand-Bhilwara section of NH-758 at Rs 1360 crore, Nagaur Bypass to Netra village on NH-65 at a cost of Rs 301 crore and 48 road safety projects at a cost of Rs 381 crore.
Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, stated that the centre plans to spend Rs 2 lakh crore in the next 5 years for building national highways in Rajasthan. Gadkari pointed out that the state of Rajasthan had just 7498 km of national highways till June 2014. This length has nearly doubled to 14465 km in the last three years under the present government. The number of NH in the state have gone up from just 35 in June 2014 to 85 at present.
Gadkari further informed that NHS construction work worth Rs 10, 430 crore have been completed in Rajasthan since 2014.
