The Economic Affairs Committee of the Union Cabinet on Wednesday sanctioned Rs 742 crore for development of three National Highways in Odisha and Rs 2268 crore for four-laning of Jharsuguda-Raigarh-Champa-Bilaspur rail line.
The three NH projects, which were sanctioned at the committee meeting held in New Delhi, are Nuapada-Bongamunda (68 km) of NH 217, Bhojapur-Chhatabar (61 km) of NH 200 and Nabarangpur-Koksara (55 km) of NH 201.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the above approvals.