{"id":30156,"date":"2020-10-10T05:08:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T05:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=30156"},"modified":"2020-10-10T05:15:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T05:15:07","slug":"highway-ministry-nearly-doubles-fund-allocation-for-highways-development-prog-in-north-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/highway-ministry-nearly-doubles-fund-allocation-for-highways-development-prog-in-north-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Highway Ministry nearly doubles fund allocation for highways development prog in North-east"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has nearly doubled fund allocation for Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Areas (SARDP-NE) in the current fiscal to Rs 760 crore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key-Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Government of India has undertaken massive road development programme under SARDP-NE Scheme in NE Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scope of the programme has been enlarged from time to time, since September. 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under SARDP-NE (Phase \u2013A and Arunachal Pradesh), 6418 km (5998 km actual design length) has already been identified for development at an estimated investment of about Rs. 30,450 crore, out of which 3356 km has been completed and 1961 km is under construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Objectives of SARDP-NE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Upgrade National Highways connecting State Capitals to 2\/ 4 lan<\/li><li>Improve roads of strategic importance in border area.<\/li><li>Improve connectivity to neighboring countries<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has nearly doubled fund allocation for Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Areas (SARDP-NE) in the current fiscal to Rs 760 crore. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Government of India has undertaken massive road development programme under SARDP-NE Scheme in NE Region. 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