New economic corridor projects worth about Rs 20,000 crore in Haryana

Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs has inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of various Highway projects as part of a new economic corridor worth about Rs 20 thousand crore in Haryana through webcast.

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These projects will benefit people of Haryana in big way by providing smooth connectivity within the State, as well as to other States like Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

The projects will decongest big cities reducing travel time. It will take about 2 hrs to reach Delhi Airport from Chandigarh against 4 hrs now.  The projects will also save on time, fuels and cost, as also boost development in backward areas of the State.

People in the State should consider adopting crops for bio fuels, which has the capacity to improve their all-round life.  This will ensure employment opportunities within the villages, which will also stop mass migration in search of employment.

The projects inaugurated include the 35.45 km 4-lane Rohna/Hasangarh to Jhajjar section of NH 334B costing Rs 1183 crore, the 70 km 4-laning of Punjab-Haryana Border to Jind section of NH 71 costing Rs 857 crore, and the 85.36 km 2-lane with paved shoulders Jind-Karnal Highway on NH 709 costing Rs 200 crore.