Nitin Gadkari announces release of Rs 400 crore under CRIF for restoration work in flood-hit Himachal

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday announced the release of Rs 400 crore under the CRIF for the repair and restoration work in flood-hit Himachal Pradesh. Terming the damage in the recent floods as colossal and unprecedented, Gadkari assured all possible help for restoration works. Besides restoration of four-lane roads and national highways, expenditure on restoration of damaged link roads and bridges on 1-km stretches would be borne by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), the Union minister said.