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Govt steps up work on 6 lane access controlled highway along India-Pakistan border: Nitin Gadkari

According to reports, the stretch would facilitate easy movement of Border forces, armed forces, military vehicles etc. as it is closer to the Indo-Pak Border.

Govt steps up work on 6 lane access controlled highway along India-Pakistan border: Nitin Gadkari AJR
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First Published Sep 21, 2022, 1:30 PM IST

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has informed that the project for 6 lane access controlled Greenfield Highway from Rajasthan-Gujarat Border to Santalpur section of NH-754A is in full progress.

In a tweet, the Union minister said this stretch is the part of Amritsar-Jamnagar Economic Corridor in Gujarat under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-1 and is being built at a project cost of Rs 2,030 Crore. Once the project is completed, the travel time within this section will reduce by 2 hours and travel distance by 60 Km.

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He further said reducing pollution level, median and avenue plantation throughout the stretch would enrich the ecosystem and boost SDGs.

According to reports, the stretch would facilitate easy movement of Border forces, armed forces, military vehicles etc. as it is closer to the Indo-Pak Border.

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The flagship 1,224 km long Amritsar - Bhatinda - Jamnagar Corridor will connect the economic towns of Amritsar, Bhatinda, Sangaria, Bikaner, Sanchore, Samakhiyali and Jamnagar across the four states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

 

Making New India the hub of World Class Infrastructure, Gadkari said the government is actively committed towards transforming India through excellent connectivity and world class infrastructure.

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The Union minister also said the government was committed to transforming India through excellent connectivity and world class infrastructure that will also help the country to become the hub of world class Infrastructure.

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