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UNION CABINET DECISIONS
DECISION: Approval of 61.62 kilometres of active metro rail network to
the redevelopment and Noida and Greater Noida. Additionally, the corridor
upgradation of the Ghoti- will provide direct connectivity to high-demand
Trimbak (Mokhada)-Jawhar- corridors, including interchanges with the Botanical
Manor-Palghar section of NH- Garden (Blue Line) and Magenta Line.
160A in Maharashtra. It will be
constructed as a 2-lane/4-lane DECISION: Approval for four-laning of the
road with a paved sub-road. Dhamasiya-Bitada/Movi and Nasarpur-Malotha
IMPACT: The total length sections of National Highway 56 in Gujarat.
is 154.635 km, and the total IMPACT: The project has a total length of 107.67
capital cost is ₹3,320.38 crore. km and a total capital cost of ₹4583.64 crore. This
The construction will be project is a part of National Highway (NH) 56. De-
completed through engineering, signed for a speed of 100 km/h, the average speed
procurement, and construction will be 70 km/h, and travel time will be reduced
mode. Upon completion, the by 40 percent i.e from 2.5 hours to 1.5 hours. This
project will ensure smooth and will generate direct employment of approximately
safe traffic flow. Additionally, 19.38 lakh man-days and indirect employment of
travel time will be significantly 22.82 lakh man-days.
reduced. The implementation
of the project will improve DECISION: Approval for the 4-lane widening of
infrastructure in the tribal region. National Highway 167 from Gudebellur to Mah-
It is estimated that the project will bubnagar on the Hyderabad-Panaji Economic
generate approximately 19.98 lakh Corridor in Telangana.
man-days of direct employment IMPACT: The total length of the project is 80.01
and 24.86 lakh man-days of kilometres, and its total capital cost is ₹3,175.08
indirect employment. crore. The project will be implemented on a hybrid
annuity mode under the National Highways (Others)
Scheme. Upon completion, the NH-167 upgradation
Scan the QR code to view the press work will play a pivotal role in regional economic
briefing on cabinet decisions. growth, strengthening connectivity between major
religious and economic centers and opening new
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