PM Modi lays foundation of highway projects worth Rs. 11,090 cr
08 Nov 2021 17:28:50
New Delhi, November 8: Boosting connectivity to the pilgrimage town of Pandharpur in Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for four-laning of five sections of Sant Dnyaneshawar Maharaj Palkhi Marg (NH-965) and three sections of Shri Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi Marg (NH-965G) through video conferencing on Monday.
About 221 kms of the Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palkhi Marg from Diveghat to Mohol and around 130 kms of Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi Marg from Patas to Tondale – Bondale, will be four-laned having dedicated walkways for the Palkhi on either side, at the estimated costs of over Rs. 6,690 cr and around Rs. 4,440 crore respectively.
During this event, the PM also dedicated more than 223 km of completed and upgraded road projects, constructed at an estimated cost of over Rs. 1,180 crores at different National Highways in order to boost connectivity to Pandharpur.
These projects consist of Mhaswad-Piliv-Pandharpur (NH-548E), Kurduwadi-Pandharpur (NH-965C), Pandharpur-Sangola (NH-965C), Tembhurni-Pandharpur section of NH 561A, and Pandharpur – Mangalwedha – Umadi section of NH 561A, said a statement. The Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray were also present on this occasion.