Gadkari lays foundation stone for Rs 13,000 cr road projects in Telangana
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation for 14 national highway (NH) projects in Telangana through video conferencing on Monday.
As per an official release, these projects include 765.663 kilometres long roads worth Rs 13,169 crore.
Speaking on the occasion, Gadkari informed that a total of 59 road works with an approved length of 1918 kilometres and a cost of Rs 17,617 crore have been sanctioned in Telangana in the last 6 years.
“Of this, 1,782 km length has already been sanctioned with a cost of 15,689 crores. Almost all of the 33 districts in the state today have connectivity with National Highways. The remaining district Peddapally will also be connected to the network soon,” the Union Minister said.
