PM Modi inaugurates, lays foundation stone for multiple projects worth around Rs. 18,000 crore in Dehradun

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple projects worth around 18,000 crore rupees in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. This includes the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor which will be built at a cost of around 8300 crore rupees. It will significantly reduce the travel time from Delhi to Dehradun from six hours to around 2 and a half hours.

PM Modi inaugurates, lays foundation stone for multiple projects worth around Rs. 18,000 crore in Dehradun

It will have Asia’s largest wildlife elevated corridor of 12 km for unrestricted wildlife movement. The Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor will also have arrangements for rainwater harvesting at intervals of 500 meters and over 400 water recharge points.The greenfield alignment project from Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor, connecting Halgoa, Saharanpur to Bhadrabad, Haridwar will be constructed at a cost of over 2000 crore rupees. It will provide seamless connectivity and reduce travel time from Delhi to Haridwar as well.

The Dehradun - Paonta Sahib (Himachal Pradesh) road project, to be constructed at a cost of around 1700 crore rupees, will reduce travel time and provide seamless connectivity between the two places. It will also boost inter-state tourism.A bridge across River Ganga next to the LakshmanJhula will also be constructed. The world-renowned LakshmanJhula was constructed in 1929, but has now been closed due to decreased load-carrying capacity.

Published date : 04 Dec 2021 06:06PM