Cabinet panel OKs building 6-lane corridor in Maharashtra for INR 191 bln
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--Cabinet OKs Nashik Solapur six-lane highway project for INR 191.42 bln
--Cabinet OKs widening of highway in Odisha for INR 15.26 bln
NEW DELHI – The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved the construction of a 374-kilometre-long six-lane access-controlled Nashik-Solapur-Akkalkot corridor in Maharashtra for INR 191.42 billion, an official release said. The Cabinet committee also approved widening and strengthening the existing 2-lane highway on NH-326 in Odisha to a 2-lane highway with a paved shoulder, at a cost of INR 15.26 billion.
The greenfield corridor is proposed to be connected to the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Vadhawan port interchange, the Agra-Mumbai corridor at Nashik, and the Samruddhi Mahamarg at Pangri. "The primary purpose of the proposed access-controlled six-lane greenfield project corridor is to improve travel efficiency and is expected to reduce travel time by 17 hours and reduce the travel distance by 201 km," the release said. End
Reported by Anand JC
Edited by Saji George Titus
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