Minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on February 13 inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 30 national highway projects worth Rs 4,755 crore in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami , MP Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, former chief minister and MP Tirath Singh Rawat, Rajya Sabha MP Kalpana Saini and MP Naresh Bansal were also present during the occasion.
The projects inaugurated on February 13 include widening of 2-lane paved shoulder from Lameri to Karnaprayag in Rudraprayag, and an elevated flyover between Chamoli and Dudhdhari in Haridwar. “These projects will not only ease transportation but will also provide better connectivity from Rishikesh to the India-China border. The flyover will provide relief from traffic jams in religious city Haridwar and it will be easier to reach other religious places,” the ministry said in a statement.
“Uttarakhand will achieve a faster pace of development with the construction of 28 projects whose foundation stones were laid today. The journey of devotees on the Chardham routes will be facilitated. Connectivity of Uttarakhand with other states will increase, accelerating economic and social development,” it added.
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