Dehradun, April 14 -- Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Tuesday assured that the Tanakpur-Lipulekh road via Pithoragarh will be completed within the next year.

Speaking at a public function in Dehradun, Gadkari said that the project, worth Rs 5,200 crore, has approximately 200 kilometres of the road already constructed out of the total of 370 kilometres. He stressed that the remaining 129 kilometres will be completed very soon

"We have great reverence for Mansarovar. Today, we have to go there via Nepal and China, and under the leadership of our Prime Minister, we have undertaken a challenging task. A road is being built from Tanakpur to Lipulekh via Pithoragarh at a cost of Rs 5200 crore. Of the 370 kilo...