Andaman & Nicobar Island Connectivity Programme has ensured seamless traffic movement: Nitin Gadkari

Andaman & Nicobar Island Connectivity Boost: In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of reaching the last mile, the government is committed to build safer all weather roads in order to provide seamless connectivity in the islands, said Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari recently. Recently, in a series of tweets, the Road Transport and Highways Minister informed that the Beodnabad to Ferrargunj section of National Highway (NH) – 4 in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands was fully completed in the year 2019. According to the minister, this 26 km long stretch was constructed at a cost of Rs 170 Crore and the project was envisaged under the ambitious Andaman and Nicobar Island Dweep Connectivity Programme.