Govt plans to build ring roads worth Rs 362 bn in 28 major cities: Gadkari
Ring roads worth Rs.
36,290 cr in 28 major cities planned: Nitin Gadkari
BUDGET
2018 :The
government is planning to build ring roads in the country's 28 major cities at
an estimated cost of Rs 362.9 billion, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said.
Of which,
detailed reports for projects worth Rs 211 billion are under progress.
The projects
are part of the ambitious Bharatmala initiative announced by the Cabinet last
year, under which the government envisages development of 84,000 km (kilometre)
of national highways at an investment of Rs 6.92 trillion by 2022.
"We
plan to decongest all major cities under Bharatmala.
We have
plans to build ring roads at an estimated cost of Rs 362.9 billion. Formulation
of detailed project reports (DPRs) for projects worth Rs 211 billion are in the
process," the Road Transport, Highways, Shipping, Water Resources and
Ganga Rejuvenation Minister told PTI.
Gadkari said
DPRs are under award stage for another Rs 47 billion projects.
Ring roads
have been planned in the all the major cities, including Delhi, Lucknow,
Bengaluru, Ranchi, Patna, Srinagar and Udaipur.
Various
national corridors are planned under the Bharatmala scheme, and for
decongestion of corridors the government has planned various initiatives like
ring roads, the minister said.
Apart from
28 ring roads, 40 bypasses have also been planned, Gadkari said.
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