Rs. 692 Crore Allocated for Highway Widening and Four-Laning in Kutch, Banaskantha

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has allocated a total of Rs. 692 crore, including Rs. 363 crore for Kutch district to widen key highways from 7 metres to 10 metres and Rs. 229 crore for Banaskantha district to convert 10-metre-wide roads into four-lane roads.

Accordingly, under the High-Speed Corridor, works worth Rs. 363 crore have been approved to widen three roads in Kutch district—Pandhro-Narayan Sarovar Road, Lakhpat-Narayan Sarovar Road and Dayapar-Subhashpar-Pandhro Road—from 7 metres to 10 metres. Additionally, a work worth Rs. 229 crore has been approved to widen the Shihori-Patan Road in Banaskantha, North Gujarat, from 10 metres and convert it into a four-lane road.

These roads in Kutch and Banaskantha will prove to be extremely important for rural residents as they connect the adjoining talukas with one another. Moreover, with the roads being widened to 10.00 metres and converted into four-lane roads, heavy vehicles travelling to and from small and large industrial as well as commercial areas in the surrounding regions will be able to move faster and more safely. As a result, transportation of local industrial goods, trade and business commodities, and agricultural produce will also become significantly easier.

The widening and strengthening of these roads in Kutch district will make travel to pilgrimage sites such as Narayan Sarovar and Koteshwar, as well as nearby tourist destinations, easier and more comfortable. This is also expected to contribute significantly to the development of the tourism sector in the region.

The state Chief Minister has allocated Rs. 692 crore to the Roads and Buildings Department for road infrastructure. This important decision will accelerate the overall development of Kutch and Banaskantha. DeshGujarat