Union Budget 2021 | New highway projects announced for poll-bound States
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the Union Budget 2021-22, pledged that the Centre will award nationwide highway projects to the tune of 8,500 km by March 2022 and full a further 11,000 km of National Highway Corridor. To this finish, Ms. Sitharaman announced projects in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and Assam.
The Minister stated that this will probably be along with over 13,000 km roadwork awarded underneath the Centrally sponsored Bharatmala Pariyojana mission, of which 3,800 km had already been constructed. More financial corridors are being deliberate to spice up infrastructure, she stated.
In Tamil Nadu, 3,500 km of nationwide highway works have been proposed at an funding of ₹1.03 lakh crore, together with the development of the Madurai-Kollam financial hall. In Kerala, 1,100 km of nationwide highways have been proposed at an funding of ₹65,000 crore. This consists of the 600 km-section of the Mumbai-Kanyakumari hall.
In poll-bound West Bengal, ₹25,000 crore has been put aside for 675 km highway works, together with the re-development of Kolkata-Siliguri highway. In Assam, Ms. Sitharaman announced that 1,300 kmsof nationwide highway will probably be constructed within the coming three years.
She added that an enhanced outlay of ₹1,18,101 crore had been put aside for ports and highways.