Govt approves Rs 7,660 cr green highway project in UP, 3 other states
The government on Friday approved a proposal for the development of 780 km of national highways in four states at a cost of Rs 7,660 crore.This project will set new standards for green highway projects in the form of green cover, utilisation of reusable material in laying roads etc.
The project investment includes Rs 3,500 crore assistance from the World Bank under Green National Highways Corridor Project (GNHCP).
“The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for Rehabilitation and Upgradation of 2-Lane/2-Lane with paved shoulders/4-Lane configuration and strengthening of stretches of various National Highways covering a total length of over 780 km in the States of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh,” Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a statement.
