New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- Half a dozen highway and infrastructure projects worth Rs 5,300 crore along with the improvement of "84 Kosi Parikrama Marg" will be initiated by the Centre on Friday in Ayodhya. The projects have religious significance for pilgrims visiting the holy city in Uttar Pradesh.
The foundation stone for the projects will be laid by highways minister Nitin Gadkari and UP CM Yogi Adityanath. The projects were planned earlier in 2015, but the government is now initiating construction.
As per the highway ministry officials, the first phase will include the expansion of about 91 km of the 84 Kosi Parikrama Marg (250 km) to four lanes with an investment of about Rs 896 crore.
Pilgrims in a huge number take the route to complete ...