In the last five years, 4358 km of National Highway(NH) have been constructed in the mountainous and border areas with an expenditure of Rs.70,733 Crores.
The number of ongoing works for development of NHs in mountainous States and border areas is at Annexure. Based on their stage of progress, these works are targeted to be completed between 2021 and 2023.
This information was given by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
ANNEXURE
The details of ongoing works for development of NHs in mountainous and Border States:
|
Sl. No.
|
Name of the State / Union Territory
|
No. of ongoing works
|
|
1
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
34
|
|
2
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
41
|
|
3
|
Uttarakhand
|
83
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
51
|
|
5
|
Manipur
|
31
|
|
6
|
Meghalaya
|
22
|
|
7
|
Mizoram
|
22
|
|
8
|
Nagaland
|
44
|
|
9
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
47
|
|
10
|
Tripura
|
22
|
|
11
|
Sikkim
|
29
|
|
12
|
West Bengal
|
53
|
|
13
|
Ladakh
|
2
|
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