Chandigarh, Aug. 18 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated two major national highway projects worth Rs.2,000 crore which will directly benefit Haryana. These are construction of two new four-lane connectivity roads to Sonepat and Bahadurgarh under the Urban Extension Road-2 project.

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini while expressing gratitude to the Centre said the projects would be instrumental in the state's development, particularly the national capital region (NCR). Modi also inaugurated the Dwarka Expressway and UER-2 projects connecting Delhi and Haryana at a total cost of about Rs.11,000 crore, out of which projects worth Rs.2,000 crore will directly benefit Haryana, an official spokesperson said.

The chief...