Bharatmala Pariyojna: The Bharatmala Pariyojna scheme is going strong! The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a statement that as part of the project, a total of 2,921 km of road has been constructed so far. Apart from that, the ministry also stated that as of August 2020, it has awarded as many as 322 projects, covering a total length of 12,413 km under the Bharatmala Pariyojna scheme.
The statement said that the Union Ministry had taken up a detailed review of the network of National Highways in the country. Under the phase one of the Bharatmala Pariyojna scheme, the ministry has given its approval for developing about 34,800 km of road network. This includes residual stretches of National Highways Development Project (NHDP) to the tune of 10,000 km. The approved estimated cost for this ambitious scheme is Rs 5.35 lakh crore, the statement added.
