Lucknow, Jan 15 (IANS) The central government has sanctioned Rs.147.28 crore for re-laying of the national highways between Nepal border-Rudhauli and Sunauli-Gorakhpur along the India-Nepal border, officials said here Thursday.
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari would be laying the foundation stone for this work Jan 19.
Re-laying of the Barabanki-Jarwal road, Jarwal-Bahraich, Bahraich-Rupaidiha, Rudhauli-Basti and Faizabad-Sultanpur national highways would also be taken up for which also the minister would lay the foundation stones.
An official said the task has been assigned to the public works department of Uttar Pradesh.
The 51-km Jarwal-Bahraich road would cost Rs.337.58 crore while the 54-km Bahraich-Rupaidiha road would cost Rs.437.92 crore.
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