Rajasthan

• 09 Oct 2021

New National Highway Approved from Sriganganagar to Raisinghnagar

Why in News

• Recently, the Central Government has approved a National Highway from Sri Ganganagar to Raisinghnagar. 102 km long NH-911 from Sadhuwali near Sri Ganganagar to Bhompura in Raisinghnagar has been approved under the ambitious Bharatmala project (to develop national highways in the country).

Key Points

• According to the National Highway officials, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will be its executive agency.
• According to officials, the construction of the highway will be completed in two years. This national highway will be 10 meters wide. On this, trucks and other heavy goods vehicles will be able to run at a speed of more than 100 km per hour. On this highway, only the existing road will be widened up to 70 km, the remaining 32 km of new road will be built.
• It should be noted that there was no national highway in this border area. The National Highway from Sriganganagar to Rajiyasar in the district only connects the big cities. NH-911 will improve road connectivity in the border area. The movement of heavy goods vehicles will increase as well as there will be a possibility of new industries to flourish in the towns of the border area.