Two national highways of Himachal Pradesh will be upgraded to double lane traffic standards for World Bank financial assistance, Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed
Additional Chief Secretary Manisha Nanda on Monday said said that these national highways are Hamirpur-Mandi section of NH-70 (New NH-03) having length of 124 kilometers and Paonta Sahib-Gumma section of NH-72B (New NH-707) having length of 97 Kilometers with estimated project costs of Rs. 909.81 crores and Rs 779.10 crores respectively.
The Hamirpur-Mandi NH will be developed as green highway for sustainable environment and inclusive growth.