Ministry of road awards 322 projects of 12,413 km road across India

October 13, 2020: A total of 322 projects in a length of 12,413 kilometres have been awarded under Bharatmala Pariyojana till August, while 2921 kilometre has been constructed under the project till the same date, informed the ministry of road transport and highways.

The ministry has taken up a detailed review of NHs network and has given overall investment approval for Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase I Scheme for development of about 34,800 kilometres (including 10,000-kilometre residual NHDP stretches) at an estimated outlay of ₹5,35,000 crore.

Bharatmala Pariyojana is an umbrella program for the highways sector that focuses on optimizing the efficiency of freight and passenger movement across the country by bridging critical infrastructure gaps through effective interventions like the development of economic corridors, inter corridors and feeder routes, national corridor efficiency improvement, border and international connectivity roads, coastal and port connectivity roads and greenfield expressways.