In a major infrastructure boost in the Naxalite-affected Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, three important bridges and two road improvement projects that would enhance connectivity between Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
The projects would go a long way in controlling the Left Wing Extremism in the area.
The projects inaugurated on Sunday were: an 855-metre major bridge across Pranahita river on Nizamabad – Jagdalpur Road (NH 63) at a cost of Rs 168 crores, 630 metre high level bridge across the Indravati River near Patagudam on Nizamabad – Jagdalpur Road (NH 63) at a cost of Rs 248 crores, 30-metre high-level bridge near Lankachen on Bejurpalli – Aheri Road, improvement of Bejurpalli-Aheri Road (SH 275) between Watra and Moyabinpeta and the Garanji – Pustola Road.
