New Delhi, Feb 23 (UNI) Union Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Nitin Gadkari will lay the foundation stones for seven National Highway projects worth over Rs 4,419 crore in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra on Sunday.
He will be accompanied by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, Union Minister JP Nadda and former State Chief Minister Shanta Kumar, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said in a statement on Saturday.
The projects include four-laning of 37.03 km long Punjab-Himachal Pradesh Border to Sihuni section of NH-154 at a cost of Rs 1572.9 crore, construction of 104.6 km long Paonta Sahib –Guma-Feduzpul section of NH-707 at a cost of Rs 1356 crore, construction of 109.45 km long Hamirpur-Mandi section of NH-70 at a cost of Rs 1334 crore, construction of 15.75 km long Una to Bhiroo section of NH-503A at a cost of Rs 51.09 crore, construction of 23.105 km long Mataur-Dharamshala-Mcleodganj section of NH-503 at a cost of Rs 46.13 crore, four-laning of 7 km long Paonta Sahib Town section of NH-7 at a cost of Rs 30 crore, and construction of retaining wall and installation of crash barriers on 94 km long Sainj-Luhri-Anni-Jalori-Banjar-Aut section of NH-305 at a cost of Rs 29.07 crore.