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