Cabinet approves six-laning of Handia-Varanasi section of national highway

New Delhi March 15 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved the six-laning of approximately 73-km Handia-Varanasi section of National Highway-2 in Uttar Pradesh.

The work will be carried out under the National Highways Development Project Phase-V.

The approval is in Hybrid Annuity Mode at an estimated cost of Rs 2 147.33 crore including cost of land acquisition resettlement and rehabilitation and other pre-construction activities an official statement said.

The project will reduce time and cost on travel and traffic density on this stretch.

It will help in the socio-economic uplift of people living in certain regions of the state and increase employment potential for local labourers for project activities.

As many as 4 076 mandays are required for construction of one km of highway.

--IANS
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