New Delhi, June 3 -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved the widening of the existing Armoor-Jagtial-Mancherial Section of National Highway (NH)-63 on the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM).

Additionally, the Jagtial-Karimnagar section of National Highway (NH)-563 was also approved for four-laning on a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT-Toll) mode under three work packages, covering a combined total length of 190.76 km at a total capital cost of Rs 7,597.16 crore.

The project section of Armoor-Jagtial-Mancherial passes through Nizamabad, Jagtial, and Mancherial Districts of Telangana, facing severe congestion at present due to several built-up areas along the highway, such as Anksapoor, Ko...