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Bharatmala project worth Rs 5.35 lakh cr approved: Govt

New Delhi, Jun 24 (UNI) The Bharatmala Pariyojna Phase-I was approved at an estimated outlay of Rs 5,35,000 crore and a total of 24,800 km of National Highways have been considered in Phase-I as well as 10,000 km residual road works under NHDP, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
Under this program, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has identified stretches for development of about 9,000 km length of Economic corridors, about 6,000 km length of Inter-corridor and feeder roads, about 5,000 km length of National Corridors Efficiency improvements, about 2,000 km length of Border and International connectivity roads, about 2,000 km length of Coastal and port connectivity roads, about 800 km length of Expressways, Union Road Transport and Higways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in a written reply here.
No road project in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has been envisaged under Border and International Connectivity roads component of this programme.
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