Today, PM Modi will dedicate and lay the cornerstone for 112 national highway projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Gurugram, Haryana, on Monday, continuing his whirlwind tour of 12 states in ten days. There, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for 112 National Highway projects costing over Rs 1 lakh crore, which are distributed throughout the nation.

According to an official announcement from the PMO, Prime Minister Modi will officially open the Haryana leg of the historic Dwarka Expressway in order to facilitate better traffic flow and reduce congestion on NH-48 between Delhi and Gurugram.

The construction of the 19-kilometer Haryana segment of the 8-lane Dwarka Expressway, which spans two packages of 10.2 km from the Delhi-Haryana Border to Basai Rail-over-Bridge (ROB) and 8.7 km from Basai ROB to Kherki Daula, cost around Rs 4,100 crore. Additionally, it will provide direct access to the Gurugram Bypass and Delhi’s IGI Airport.

“Other major projects that will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister include the 9.6 km long six-lane Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II)-Package 3 from Nangloi – Najafgarh Road to Sector 24 Dwarka section in Delhi; three packages of the Lucknow Ring Road developed at approximately Rs. 4,600 crores in Uttar Pradesh; the Anandapuram – Pendurthi – Anakapalli section of NH16 developed at approximately Rs. 2,950 crores in the state of Andhra Pradesh; the Kiratpur to Nerchowk section of NH-21 (2 packages) worth approximately Rs. 3,400 crores in Himachal Pradesh; the Dobaspet – Heskote section (two packages) worth Rs. 2,750 crores in Karnataka; and 42 other projects worth approximately Rs. 20,500 crores in various states across the nation, according to the PMO.

Additionally, Prime Minister Modi will lay the cornerstone for a number of national highway projects around the nation.

“A number of significant projects worth a combined Rs. 32,700 crores will be inaugurated, including 14 packages of the Bengaluru-Kadappa-Vijayawada Expressway in Andhra Pradesh, six packages of the Belgaum-Hungund-Raichur Section of NH-748A in Karnataka, three packages of the Shamli-Ambala Highway in Haryana, two packages of the Amritsar-Bathiada corridor worth Rs. 3,800 crores in Punjab, and 39 other projects totaling Rs. 32,700 crores in various states throughout the nation, the statement continued.

According to the PMO, these projects will have a major impact on the expansion of the National Highway network, as well as provide employment opportunities, foster trade and commerce, and stimulate socioeconomic progress in many parts of the nation.