India, World Bank sign loan agreement for Green National Highways in 4 states

New Delhi: India and the World Bank have signed a loan agreement for the construction of the Green National Highway Corridors Project in four States.

These States are Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.

The agreement has been signed for the construction of 781 kilometres in these States, with loan assistance of 500 million dollars.

In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said, the total project cost is over seven thousand 662 crore rupees.

He said the objective of the Green National Highway Corridors Project is to demonstrate safe and green highways keeping in view climate resilience and the use of green technologies.