IMPROVEMENT OF GRAND TRUNK ROAD

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LOK SABHA

The Government has taken steps for the improvement of the Grant Trunk Road. The cost of sanctioned projects on GT Road is Rs.6605 crore and Rs.1997 crore have been spent till July 31, 2003.

Under National Highway Development Project, NH-I from Delhi to Jalandhar and NH-2 from Kanpur to Kolkata has been mandated to be 4/6/8 laned. In addition 4-laning of 20 km stretch from Jalandhar towards Amritsar (km387.1 to 407.1 of NH I) is targeted to be taken up in next phase of NHDP. The remaining stretches of G.T. Road including NH-91 (Ghaziabad-Kanpur) are being improved in phased manner.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik in a written reply to a question of Shri Ananta Nayak in Lok Sabha today.