Road projects worth Rs 5,253 crore to benefit India and Nepal: Gadkari
The Cabinet on Wednesday gave it's nod for a Memorandum of Understanding to be signed with Nepal for construction of a Rs 159-crore bridge on Mechi river at Indo-Nepal border.
Elaborating the projects, Gadkari said a Rs 158 crore bridge is being constructed on river Mechi with assistance from ADB under which Kakarvitta in Nepal would be linked to Pani Tanki in West Bengal.
This six-lane bridge will link Nepal with East West Corridor and ADB will provide Rs 89.52 crore loan while the rest will be borne by the Road Transport and Highways Ministry.
Another
144
km
road
will
be
completed
by
October
this
year
to
link
Rupaidiha
to
Barabanki
at
a
cost
of
Rs
1,338
crore
under
NHDP,
the
minister
said.
Besides,
a
300
km
road
will
be
completed
by
June
next
year,
linking
Kakarwaha
to
Varanasi
at
a
cost
of
Rs
1,499
crore.
The minister said that apart from this, an 83 km stretch from Sonauli to Gorakhpur will be completed by October at a cost of Rs 570 crore.
The other projects being implemented include Rs 512 crore Muzaffarpur-Sonbarsha stretch, Rs 247 Fobesganj to Jogbani stretch, Rs 429 crore project for linking Piprakodi to Raxaul, he said.
In addition to these, the minister said 10 roads are being developed at a cost of Rs 500 crore for constructing Rs 305 km stretches under Indo-Nepal agreement and NHIDCL which is executing these has opened its branch office in Kathmandu for this.
PTI