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Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said on
Thursday that 65,000 km of highways will be constructed across the country at a
cost of over Rs 5.35 lakh crore by 2022. Speaking in Lok Sabha, the minister
said the Bharatmala Pariyojana is an umbrella programme comprising 65,000 km of
highways, out of which 24,800 km highways fall along economic corridors, inter
corridors, feeder routes and border roads.
All
these highways, along with 10,000 km residual National Highway Development
Projects stretches have been envisaged for construction under Phase-I of the
Pariyojana over a period of five years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 for which Rs
5,35,000 crore have been earmarked, he said during the Question Hour.
The minister said the mode of implementation
for construction of road stretches under this scheme has been planned in such a
manner so as to ensure expeditious implementation. In order to achieve
completion within the time-frame, the progress of projects under Bharatmala
Pariyojana is monitored regularly to ensure timely completion of Detailed
Project Report or feasibility study and civil works for the projects. Already,
137 road projects having an aggregate length of about 6,530 kms have been
awarded and are in various stages of implementation, he said.
Referring to the 'Chardham' projects
connecting Hindu shrines in Uttarakhand, Gadkari said an expenditure of Rs 1800
crore has been incurred till date for projects under the programme. The
original target date of completion of the Chardham program was March 2020.
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