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ADB, India sign USD177 mn loan for road improvement in Maha

New Delhi, Oct 19 (UNI) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India on Monday signed a 177 million dollar loan to upgrade 450 km of state highways and major district roads in the state of Maharashtra.
The signatories to the Maharashtra State Road Improvement Project were Sameer Kumar Khare, Additional Secretary (Fund Bank and ADB), Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance, who signed for the Government of India, and Kenichi Yokoyama, Country Director of ADB's India Resident Mission, who signed for ADB, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement here.
After signing the loan agreement, Mr Khare said the project will improve connectivity between rural areas and urban centres in the state, enabling rural communities to have better access to markets, employment opportunities and services.

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AHMEDABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman interaction with Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) members, in Ahmedabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-72U

KOLKATA, APR 20 (UNI):- A man splashing water on his face to beat the scorching sun in Kolkata on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-71U

BHUBANESWAR, APR 20 (UNI):- Devotees pulling Rukuna Rath (Chariot) of Lord Lingaraj during ‘Bahuda Yatra’ (Return Journey) festival, in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-70U

RANCHI, APR 20 (UNI):- Cricket Legends Sachin Tendulkar along with his wife Anjali Tendulkar with children during a programme organised by Yuwa Foundation and Sachin Tendulkar Foundation near Rukka Dam at Ormanjhi, in Ranchi on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-69U

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APR 20 (UNI):- NDA candidate and Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar with BJP women workers at a road show during election campaign ahead of the Lok Sabha Election-2024 at Kowdiar, in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-67U

KOLKATA, APR 20 (UNI):- Girls use scarves to protect themselves from the scorching sun during hot afternoon in Kolkata on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-66U

KOLKATA, APR 20 (UNI):- Girls use scarves to protect themselves from the scorching sun during hot afternoon in Kolkata on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-65U

AMROHA (UTTAR PRADESH), APR 20 (UNI):- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav at an election rally in support of I.N.D.I.A alliance candidate for Lok Sabha elections, in Amroha on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-64U

AMROHA (UTTAR PRADESH), APR 20 (UNI):- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav at an election rally in support of I.N.D.I.A alliance candidate for Lok Sabha elections, in Amroha on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-63U

AMROHA (UTTAR PRADESH), APR 20 (UNI):- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav at an election rally in support of I.N.D.I.A alliance candidate for Lok Sabha elections, in Amroha on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-62U

KHUNTI, APR 20 (UNI):- Union Minister for Tribal Affairs cum Farmer's Welfare, Arjun Munda, attending Sarhul festival and forthcoming parliamentary election meeting with poor villagers at Torpa village under Khunti district of Jharkhand on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-61U

BELAGAVI, APR 20 (UNI):- Chikkodi Lok Sabha Constituency Election Officer Rahul Sindhe flagging off Special Disabled persons awareness rally related to Lok Sabha election, in Belagavi on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-60U

BELAGAVI, APR 20 (UNI):- Special Disabled persons awareness taking out rally related to Lok Sabha election awareness, in Belagavi on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-59U

JAMMU, APR 20 (UNI):- Jammu and Kashmir BJP president flanked by senior leaders addressing a press conference in Jammu on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-58U

HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Telangana Chief Electroral Officer, Vikas Raj, TSRTC Managing Director, V C Sajjanar inaugurating a day Photo Exhibition on Voters’ Awareness' by Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), at MGBS, in Hyderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTOS-57U

RANCHI, APR 20 (UNI):- Police arrested People Liberation Front of India (PLFI) Naxalite Area Commander Soma Hembrome along with PLFI Naxalite Birsa Khandait ahead of Lok Sabha elections at Chaibasa in Ranchi, Jharkhand on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-56U

HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Union Minister of Tourism, Culture, Development of North Eastern Region and BJP State President G.Kishan Reddy during a roadshow for Lok Sabha polls, at Mushirabad Assembly constituency, in Secunderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-55U

HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Union Minister of Tourism, Culture, Development of North Eastern Region and BJP State President G.Kishan Reddy during a roadshow for Lok Sabha polls, at Mushirabad Assembly constituency, in Secunderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-54U

HYDERABAD, APR 20 (UNI):- Union Minister of Tourism, Culture, Development of North Eastern Region and BJP State President G.Kishan Reddy during a roadshow for Lok Sabha polls, at Mushirabad Assembly constituency, in Secunderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-53U