India approves DBFOT road project in state of Haryana
The Indian Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for four laning of the Kaithal - Rajasthan border section of National Highway-152/65 in the state of Haryana, north India, under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase IV, on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (BOT/DBFOT) basis in Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) mode of delivery.
The cost is estimated to be Rs.2029.49 crore (around US$300 million) including Rs. 636.49 crore towards the cost of land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation and other pre-construction activities. The total length of the road will be approximately 166 kilometres.
The project will expedite improvement of infrastructure in Haryana and also reduce the time and cost of travel for traffic, particularly heavy traffic, plying between the Kaithal-Rajasthan border.
This road stretch connects Ambala with important towns such as Kaithal, Barwala, Hisar up to the Rajasthan border.
Source: Government of IndiaCountry news
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