: Friday, February 5, 2021, 7:15 PM IST
Union Min Nitin Gadkari gives approval for inclusion of three routes of tribal areas of Chhattisgarh in Bharatmala Pariyojana
FPJ Correspondent
Raipur: Union ministry of Road and Highways has agreed to include three roads in Chhattisgarh in the âBharatmala Pariyojana.â. The decision came after Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel met with Union Transport Minister, Nitin Gadkari, officials informed on Friday.
In a meeting held in New Delhi, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari agreed to include the 72-km-long Raigarh-Gharghora-Dharamjaigarh-Patthalgaon route, the 110-km-long Ambikapur-Wadafnagar-Bamhani-Renukut-Varanasi route and the 40-km-long Pandaria-Bajag-Gandasarai route under the Bharatmala Pariyojana , a government statement said on Friday.
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Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], February 5 (ANI): Three routes in the tribal-dominated areas of Chhattisgarh has now been included in the Bharatmala Yojana , informed the Chhattisgarh s Chief Minister Office on Friday.
According to the statement, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel held a meeting with Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari today in New Delhi and gave approval to the inclusion of 72-km-long Raigarh-Gharghora-Dharamjaigarh-Patthalgaon route, the 110-km-long Ambikapur-Wadafnagar-Bamhani-Renukut-Varanasi route and the 40-km-long Pandaria-Bajag-Gandasarai route under the Bharatmala Yojana .
Baghel said that the connection of the proposed routes under the Bharatmala Yojana would lead to the rapid development of the region as it passes through tribal-dominated areas of the state.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel meeting Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri today.
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These decisions were made at a meeting between Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri today, according to a release by the Chhattisgarh s Department of Public Relations.
During the meeting, the chief minister reiterated his demand of providing air connectivity from Bilaspur to metropolitan cities under the Regional connectivity scheme (RCS).
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