Ministry of Road Transport and Highways approves projects worth over Rs. 40,000 crore.

In a boost to the infrastructure sector, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved worth over Rs. 40,000 crore of highway projects to be implemented in the next couple of years.

These projects are in the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and the Northeastern region.

'We have approved projects worth Rs 20,000 crore for Jammu & Kashmir. They include 2-laning and 4-laning of National Highways in the state some roads projects in Leh and Ladakh and we will co-ordinate with the PWD (Public Works Department) of the state for these projects,' Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari told reporters here.

He said these projects will be complete in the coming two-and-a-half years and will encourage tourism in the state.

Gadkari also holds charge of ministries of shipping, rural development, panchayati raj and drinking water and sanitation.

The Road Ministry has also announced projects worth Rs. 15,000 crore in the country's north-eastern region comprising Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Tripura.


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