Projects for constructing 6,320 km of road awarded under Bharatmala Phase-I: Gadkari

27 Jul 2018 Evaluate

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that projects for constructing 6,320 km of road have been awarded under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I Project, with the financial implication estimated to be Rs 1.44 lakh crore. He also said that the total investment for Bharatmala is expected to be around Rs 7.50 lakh crore for constructing about 84,000 km of road.

The Minister has stated that out of the total financial outlay of Rs 5,35,000 crore allocated for Bharatmala Phase-I, projects with financial implication of approximately Rs 1,44,300 crore for a length of about 6,320 km have been awarded. He noted that these projects were awarded up to June 2018.

Under the first phase, a total of 34,800 km of road, including 10,000 km of residual NHDP (National Highway Development Project) have been approved for development. The first phase of Bharatmala is to be implemented over a period of five years from 2017-18 to 2021-22.

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