Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari made a promise to spend ₹3 lakh crore on development of National Highways infrastructure of highest standards in the Telangana State in the 10-year period between 2014 and 2024.
Speaking after foundation laying and dedication ceremony of 12 national highway projects of total 354 kilometre length, with an investment of ₹7853 crore here on Friday, Mr. Gadkari said, out of the 33 districts in Telangana, 32 are within the network of National Highways, with the exception of Peddapalli. Soon the sole district too will be brought into the network, he promised.
For the past eight years, the national highway network has been extended almost 100 per cent in Telangana, reaching 4,996 kilometres from 2511 kilometres in 2014. More connectivity will be developed in the coming days, he said.
