New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday received a grand welcome from supporters before inaugurating two major National Highway projects in Delhi--the Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway and the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II).

Hundreds of people gathered as PM Modi's convoy headed to the stage for the inauguration.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari felicitated PM Modi at the inauguration ceremony.

The projects--the Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway and the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II)--have been developed under the Government's comprehensive plan to decongest the capital, with the objective of greatly improving connectivity, cutting travel time, and re...