Projects worth Rs 50,000 crore being developed in Kerala as part of Mumbai-Kanyakumari corridor: Gadkari

New Delhi, Oct 13 () Highway projects worth Rs 50,000 crore are being developed in Kerala as part of the Mumbai-Kanyakumari economic corridor under Bharatmala Pariyojana, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. He was speaking at a virtual ceremony for the laying of foundation stones for seven highway projects worth Rs 11,571 crore for Kerala and inauguration of a 27-kilometre highway project from Kazhakoottam to Mukkola, built at a cost of Rs 1,121 crore.

The Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs minister said that in line with the Prime Minister’s vision for a New India, development of world-class transport infrastructure has been prioritised through initiatives such as the Bharatmala Pariyojana, the country’s largest ever infrastructure development programme.