India, Oct. 25 -- Ghaziabad

The state government has given an in-principle approval to repair and strengthen around eight kilometres of the Delhi-Saharanpur Road, which passes through Ghaziabad's Loni, at a cost of Rs.32 crore, officials of the Public Works Department (PWD) said on Friday.

The stretch in Loni is located between the Shiv Vihar Metro station and Tronica City, connecting the densely populated town with Delhi and nearby Baghpat, besides other parts of western Uttar Pradesh.

"The government has given an in-principle approval for road strengthening and repair project, costing about Rs.32 crore. A state-level committee approved the financials for the project. We are expecting a final government order soon. Once it is received...