New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday announced road projects worth Rs 8,000 crore for Uttar Pradesh.
In his address during the 81st session of the Indian Road Congress, the Union Minister said that the roads of Uttar Pradesh have to be made better than the United States before 2024. “For this, the Modi government is going to approve five lakh crore rupees for UP in the coming days,” he said.
Nitin Gadkari further said, “Today, projects totalling Rs 8,000 crore are being awarded to the state. This amount has been sanctioned for projects including the Shahabad-Hardoi, Shahjahanpur to Shahabad, Moradabad-Thakurdwara-Kashipur, and Ghazipur-Ballia bypasses, besides 13 ROBs.
‘Ye toh bas shuruwat hai, film abhi baaki hai’ — (this is just the beginning). There is no shortage of money with the government for the construction of good roads.”
