'Important Day For Connectivity Across India': PM Modi Ahead Of Inaugurating Dwarka Expressway
PM Modi will inaugurate the Haryana section of the Dwarka expressway on Monday in Gurugram.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that it was an important day for connectivity across India ahead of inaugurating the Dwarka Expressway. Modi will visit Haryana's Gurugram later in the day where he will inaugurate and lay foundation stone of 112 National Highway projects spread across the country worth about Rs. One lakh crore.
"Today is an important day for connectivity across India. At around 12 noon today, 112 National Highways, spread across different states, will be dedicated to the nation or their foundation stones would be laid," he said in a social media post on X.
"The Haryana Section of Dwarka Expressway will be inaugurated. These projects will boost economic growth and are also in line with our efforts to build next-generation infrastructure," he added.
Today is an important day for connectivity across India. At around 12 noon today, 112 National Highways, spread across different states, will be dedicated to the nation or their foundation stones would be laid. The Haryana Section of Dwarka Expressway will be inaugurated. These… pic.twitter.com/7uS1ETc8lj
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 11, 2024
During his visit, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the Haryana section of the landmark Dwarka Expressway in order to help improve traffic flow and ease congestion between Delhi and Gurugram on NH-48.
The 19 km long Haryana section of the 8 lane Dwarka Expressway has been built at a cost of around Rs. 4,100 crore and includes two packages of 10.2 km long Delhi-Haryana Border to Basai Rail-over-Bridge (ROB) and 8.7 km long Basai ROB to Kherki Daula, said the Prime Minister's Office in a statement.
Other major projects that Modi will launch during his visit include the 9.6 km long six lane Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II)- Package 3 from Nangloi - Najafgarh Road to Sector 24 Dwarka section in Delhi; three packages of Lucknow Ring Road developed at cost of about Rs. 4,600 crores in Uttar Pradesh; Anandapuram - Pendurthi - Anakapalli section of NH16 developed at a cost of about Rs. 2,950 crores in the state of Andhra Pradesh; Kiratpur to Nerchowk section of NH-21 (2 packages) worth around Rs. 3,400 crores in Himachal Pradesh; Dobaspet - Heskote section (two packages) worth Rs. 2,750 crores in Karnataka, along with 42 other projects worth Rs. 20,500 crores in different states across the country.
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