World Bank, GoI ink pact for $500 million project to develop green, safe highway corridors

NEW DELHI: The World Bank and government of India on Tuesday inked a pact for a $500 million project to build safe and green national highway corridors, the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) said.
The highway corridors will be developed in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
“The government of India and the World Bank today (on Tuesday) signed a $500 million project to build safe and green national highway corridors in the states of Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh,” the MoRTH said in a statement.
The project will enhance the capacity of the MoRTH in mainstreaming safety and green technologies.
The Green National Highways Corridors Project will support MoRTH construct 783 km of highways in various geographies by integrating safe and green technology designs such as local and marginal materials, industrial byproducts, and other bioengineering solutions.