CCEA approves strengthening and widening of three sections of highways connecting Varanasi and Madurai
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) meeting chaired by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on 7 April 2015 approved strengthening and
widening of three sections connecting the two temple towns of Varanasi
and Madurai.
CCEA approved four laning of Sultanpur-Varanasi section of National Highway-56 in Uttar Pradesh -
This project will upgrade 138 km long stretch NH-56 at the cost of
3,800 crore rupees. It will substantially upgrade Varanasi’s
connectivity to Lucknow and other parts of Central UP.
Varanasi to Ghazipur, Gorakhpur and Nepal section of NH- 29 in UP
- This project will upgrade 200 km long stretch NH- 29 at the cost of
4,400 crore rupees. It will improve regional connectivity and facilitate
improved movement of people and goods in the region and across the
border.
Madurai-Ramanathapuram section of NH- 49 in Tamil Nadu-
This project will upgrade 115 km long stretch NH- 49 at the cost of
1,400 crore rupees. It will be undertaken under the National Highways
Development Project (NHDP) Phase-III.
