Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari laid foundation stones of 15 National Highway projects costing Rs 8,038 crore with total length of 499 km in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh today.

Chief Minister Shri  Mohan Yadav , Union Minister Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia, Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Assembly Shri Narendra Singh Tomar , State President of Madhya Pradesh BJP Shri V.D. Sharma , State Minister Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, State Minister Shri Rakesh Singh were present on the occasion .

📍𝓑𝓱𝓸𝓹𝓪𝓵, 𝓜𝓪𝓭𝓱𝔂𝓪 𝓟𝓻𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓼𝓱 | Live from the Foundation stone laying ceremony of 15 NH 🛣 projects worth ₹8,038 Cr. #PragatiKaHighway #GatiShakti #BuildingTheNation
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— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) January 30, 2024

The projects include widening of Ayodhya bypass section, 4-lane widening of Budhni to Shahganj section, 4-lane widening of Shahganj to Bari, 2-lane construction of Morena, Ambah and Porsa bypass, 2-lane construction of Sheopur Gorsa from Madhya Pradesh-Rajasthan border.

राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग निर्माण से मध्य प्रदेश को विकास की नई रफ्तार देते हुए आज भोपाल में 8,038 करोड़ रुपये की लागत वाली और 499 किमी कुल लंबाई की 15 राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग परियोजनाओं का मुख्यमंत्री श्री @DrMohanYadav51 जी, केंद्रीय मंत्री श्री @JM_Scindia जी, मध्य प्रदेश विधानसभा के… pic.twitter.com/OJZlw7du7W

— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) January 30, 2024

Widening of Budhni to Shahganj section will increase connectivity in the state. The road connecting Sehore and Raisen will connect three highways in Madhya Pradesh. With the widening of Ayodhya bypass section, passengers traveling from Kanpur to Bhopal will get relief from traffic jams. Madhya Pradesh is developing as a new industrial and agricultural hub with construction, reconstruction and widening of roads through these projects.

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