GUWAHATI: Union minister for road transport and highways, shipping and water resources, Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate and lay the foundation for national highways projects worth Rs 9533 crore at Roing and Ziro in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday.
Gadkari will be accompanied by Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu and Union minister of state for home affairs, Kiren Rijiju, informs an official statement issued on Tuesday.
At Roing, the Union minister will inaugurate bridges across Dibang and Lohit rivers, including approach road between Chowkham-Digaru. The total length of the project is 30.95 km while cost is Rs 1508.30 crore. The minister will also inaugurate the recently two-lane, 25.14 km Mahadevpur to Buri Dihing section of NH-52 B, constructed at a cost of Rs 136.60 crore and 22.23 km Bordumsa-Namchik section of NH-52 B constructed at a cost of Rs 189.91 crore.
In addition, Gadkari will lay the foundation for about 96.47 km of national highways projects costing Rs 2114.82 crore in Roing.
These include two-laning of the 74.86 km Roing-Hunli section of Hunli-Anini Road (National Highway 313) at a cost of Rs 1718.59 crore; two-laning of the 11.31km Hayuliang-Hawai road section of National Highway 113 at Rs 256.66 crore and the 10.3 km Hunli-Anini section of National Highway 313 at a cost of Rs 139.37 crore.
At Ziro, the Union minister will lay the foundation for 472 km of national highways costing Rs 5583.92 crore.
These include the 26.12 Km Akajan-Likabali-Bame road at Rs 374.73 crore, and six packages on Joram-Kolorlang Road on National Highway 713 for a total length of 94.39 km at a cost of Rs 1253.19 crore.
The minister will also re-launch a project for two-laning of 351.38 km of Potin to Pangin section of NH 229 at a cost of Rs 3956 crore.
The projects, which are of strategic importance to the nation, will improve connectivity between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and between district headquarters in the state by reducing travel time and distance.
They will also create employment opportunities in the region and ensure socio-economic development.