The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to inaugurate Delhi – Dehradun corridor along with several other projects. The corridor will reduce the distance between the two cities from 248 – km to 180 – km.
What are the other projects?
- 120 MW Vyasi hydroelectricity project
- 38 – km long all weather Chardham road project between Shrikot and Devprayag
- 33 – km stretch between Kaudilya and Brahmapuri
- State of perfumery and aroma laboratory in Dehradun: The centre will focus on developing high yielding advanced varieties of aromatic plants
Delhi – Dehradun corridor
- The PM Modi will lay foundation stone for Delhi – Dehradun corridor. The corridor is to be built at a cost of Rs 8,300 crores. The project is to be executed in Engineering, Procurement and Construction mode. In EPC mode, the government pays the private developer for constructing roads. And the toll revenue accrue to the government.