The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved Rs 7,528 crore for the widening of NH-6 in the Maharashtra -Gujarat region. The four-laning of Amravati, C\\hikhli and Fagne region covering around 484 km will be executed in Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer basis.
“The CCEA, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for development of the four laning of the ‘Amravati-Chikhli, Chikhli-Fagne and Fagne-Gujarat/Maharashtra border’ section of National Highway NH-6 in Maharashtra. This is under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase IV in BOT (Toll) mode on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (BOT/DBFOT) basis,” said the statement issued by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
The project is covered in the region of Amravati-Chikhli-Fagne-Gujarat - Maharashtra border in Maharashtra. The main objective of the project is to expedite the improvement of infrastructure in the State of Maharashtra and also in reducing the time and cost of travel for traffic, particularly heavy traffic, plying between Amravati-Chikhli-Fagne-Gujarat - Maharashtra border section of National Highway NH-6 in Maharashtra. Development of this stretch will also help uplift the socio-economic condition of this region of the State. It will also increase employment potential for the local labourers for project activities, said the Ministry.