Centre awards 322 projects under Bharatmala Pariyojana
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has awarded a total of 322 projects in a length of 12,413 km under Bharatmala Pariyojana till August, 2020 despite Covid-19 challenges.
Apart from this, total 2,921 km of highways have been constructed under the project till August end, said the ministry.
“Bharatmala Pariyojana is an umbrella programme for the highways sector with focussing on the development of economic corridors, inter corridors and feeder routes, national corridor efficiency improvement, border and international connectivity roads, coastal and port connectivity roads and greenfield expressways,” said a statement from the ministry.
