New road projects worth ₹1,250 crores for the state of Goa have been approved by the Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry today. Union minister Nitin Gadkari announced four new phases of road development work in the state. He was speaking at a press conference post a review meeting on the progress of national highway projects in the state today.“A number of schemes have been approved for the development of the state”, he said.
The road from Navelim to Cuncolim will be six and a half km long. For this, 24 hectares of land have been acquired and the estimated cost of the road is ₹270 crores. Also, the 8 km road from Cantona outer bypass road to Polem will be constructed at a cost of ₹200 crores. The road from Sanjeevani Sugar Factory Dharbandora to Khandepar will be constructed at ₹200 crores and Ponda to Bhoma four-lane will be constructed at the cost of ₹575 crores. A total of ₹1,250 crores was sanctioned today, said Gadkari.
Development projects worth more than ₹25,000 crores, under Sagarmala and Bharatmala Projects, have been implemented in Goa since 2014, further stated Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.
