Govt clears highway projects worth Rs 2,600 crore in five states

Government's Standing finance committee (SFC) has cleared nine highway projects in five states including Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Nagaland and Uttar Pradesh for upgradation and construction of 414 km worth Rs 2,600.31 crore. All the projects would be built on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) mode.

The project includes rehabilitation and upgradation of 49 km stretch of Allahabad-Mirzapur section of National Highway (NH) 76 in Uttar Pradesh at a cost of Rs 241 crore. Beside,  construction of two-lane Pilibhit-Puranpur on NH 730 at Rs 177 crore and upgradation of Banda-Allahabad of NH 76 at Rs 219 crore. The two projects in Karnataka cover widening of Chittapur cross to the start of Yadgir bypass of NH 150 at a cost of Rs 315 crore and widening of Maharashtra border to Bidar section on NH 50 for Rs 397 crore.

In Nagaland, the 34.171 km Dimapur to Kohima project would be built at a cost of Rs 326 crore under the Inter State Connectivity scheme. Of the remaining three, two are with respect to Telangana and one Andhra Pradesh.