7 projects awarded under Bharatmala's Border Roads & Int'l Connectivity Roads component till Mar

Seven road projects with an aggregate length of about 1,042 kms have been awarded under the Border Roads and International Connectivity Roads component of Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I till March 2019, Parliament was informed Monday.

Under the Coastal Roads and Port Connectivity roads component of the same programme, five road projects with a total length of about 163 kms have been awarded till March, 2019 in the entire country, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

Bharatmala Pariyojna Phase-I was approved at an estimated outlay of Rs 5,35,000 crore.

"Under Border Roads and International Connectivity Roads component of Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I, 7 nos. of road projects with an aggregate length of about 1,042 kms and total cost as Rs 4,916 crore (approx.) have been awarded till March, 2019 in entire country," Gadkari said, adding that the progress of all the projects is monitored electronically for ensuring completion .