Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari approved Rs 11,000 crore for the construction and development of four major national highways, a release issued by Chhattisgarh government stated.

During the meeting, Gadkari emphasised the need to address obstacles related to project delays, directing the forest department to expedite clearances and resolve pending issues of road in Chhattisgarh, the release stated.

The progress of national highways was discussed in the meeting, along with this, approval was given to prepare Detailed Project Report (DPR) for four major highways.

The four main projects discussed include Urga-Katghora bypass (NH-149B), Basna to Sarangarh (Manikpur) feeder route, Sarangarh to Raigarh feeder route, and Raipur-Lakhanadon economic corridor.

“In the meeting, four-lane widening work of Keshkal Ghat and Dhamtari-Jagdalpur road was also approved. Instructions were given to complete the Raipur-Visakhapatnam road and Bilaspur-Urga-Pathalgaon road under NHAI within the time limit. At the same time, the Pathalgaon to Kunkuri-Jharkhand Border road was directed to determine the agency within a month,” it stated.