New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has approved 50 national highway projects of 1026 km length in Manipur. Out of this, 44 projects of 902 km length lie in the hills of the state so far. In hills, 8 projects for 125 km have been completed and balance 36 projects of Rs 12,000 crore for 777 km are in progress.
In the Ministry's Annual Plan 2024-25, there are 2 National Highway projects worth Rs 1350 crore, with a total length of 90 km, which is in hills.
Under CRIF, the Ministry approves the list of work on State roads as prioritised by the State Government. Out of the total 111 works in the priority list given by the State Government, depending on the BOS ratio, the Ministry has approved 57 works in the order of priority. The BOS ratio now stands at 9.81 against the permissible BoS ratio of 4 for the hilly state.
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