When Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of three road projects worth more than Rs 13, 800 crore at Delhi-Haryana border, hopes of decongested traffic and smooth connectivity rose once again.The road projects are expected to be complete soon as Modi government said building roads was the fastest means to bring economic growth.
"Bharatmala will connect 123 districts to national highways. Under the Setu Bharatam project, we'll be building over 400 new bridges," said Modi.
In past six months, the government has rolled out stuck projects worth Rs 4 lakh crore.
While laying the foundation stone, Modi lauded Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and said that no one has done as much for the roads and highways sector in the past 60 years as Gadkari has done.
These projects were stuck since 2006, the government said. The total length of these projects is 341 km.
"These projects will change things for Delhi and NCR. Not only traffic will come down but the vehicular pollution will also be under control in the capital," said Gakari.
The government will also soon start work on Delhi-Meerut expressway at the tune of Rs 6,500 crore.
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