Chandigarh, Sept. 13 -- In a major push to ease traffic congestion and improve connectivity across Haryana, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has approved the development of ring roads and National Highways outside cities and towns with a population of more than one lakh.

The State will also take forward major bypass projects at Hisar, Kurukshetra, Narnaul, Jind and Sohna-Palwal, with an estimated investment of around Rs. 9,700 crore.

The Chief Minister was chairing a meeting at the Secretariat on the adoption of a financial model for State contribution under the master plan aimed at reducing congestion in urban areas along National Highways.

The Chief Minister directed that a policy for developing outer ring roads and National Highways...