New Delhi: The government on Tuesday approved three highway projects worth Rs 9,500 crore in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, including those connecting Varanasi — the Lok Sabha constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “In total, the CCEA approved the strengthening and widening of 455 kms of National Highways with a total capital cost of about Rs 9,500 crore,” an official statement said.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the four-laning of the Sultanpur-Varanasi section of NH–56 in Uttar Pradesh with a total cost of around Rs 3,800 crore, it said. “This will substantially upgrade Varanasi’s connectivity to Lucknow and other parts of central UP.” The second project relates to four-laning of the Varanasi to Ghazipur, Gorakhpur and further to Nepal section of NH29 in UP. This is likely to improve regional connectivity and facilitate improved movement of people and goods in the region and across the border.
