Centre approves Rs 993 crore for NH10 upgrade, two-laning on cards for Rangpo-Ranipool stretch in Sikkim
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- ✓The Centre approved Rs 993 crore to upgrade the Rangpo-Ranipool stretch of NH10 in Sikkim.
- ✓Nitin Gadkari said the fund would develop the stretch into a two-lane highway with paved shoulders.
- ✓This project aims to boost tourism and trade, as frequent road disruptions have hurt the state’s economy for years.
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Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said the fund would develop the stretch into a two-lane highway with paved shoulders
The Centre has approved ₹993 crore to upgrade the Rangpo-Ranipool stretch of NH10 in Sikkim, a boost for the Himalayan state whose tourism and economy have repeatedly suffered from disruptions on its principal link with the rest of the country.
Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said the fund would develop the stretch into a two-lane highway with paved shoulders.
"In Sikkim, we have approved ₹993.64 crore for the development of NH10 from Rangpo to Ranipool into a 2-lane highway with paved shoulders, including the construction of tunnels, viaducts and treatment of vulnerable sliding and sinking zones," Gadkari announced on social media.
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