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Gadkari Inaugurates Seven National Highway Projects Worth Rs 5,569 Crore In Aurangabad

  • The minister said better road transport facilities in the city will enhance the tourism potential of Aurangabad district.

Arun Kumar DasApr 25, 2022, 10:39 AM | Updated 10:30 AM IST
Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari. (Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via GettyImages) 

Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari. (Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via GettyImages) 


Taking another step towards giving a new dimension to the development of Aurangabad district which is one of the major industrial and educational centres in Maharashtra, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated seven national highway projects worth Rs 5,569 crore.

Speaking on the occasion, he said road transport in the city is important in the development of tourist centres in Aurangabad district, which is a major tourist destination of the state.

The minister said the construction of these national highway projects will accelerate the development of Aurangabad district along with transportation. Improving traffic in the city will help reduce the number of accidents, and environmental pollution. The rural areas of the district will be easily accessible to the city, he added.


He said through this, the soil extracted from the ponds created in Adgaon-Gandheli, Valmi and Nakshatrawadi areas, Teesgaon and Sarjapur village areas have got double benefit.

Gadkari further said he will help in reducing the water crisis by increasing the ground water level.

The construction of such ponds in the district has increased the water capacity to 14 lakh cubic metre till date, he added.

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