Rural road connectivity gets Rs.64 bn in Andhra Pradesh

To improve mandal and rural road connectivity, the Andhra Pradesh Government has earmarked Rs.64 bn for two mega projects aimed at expanding 3,104 km of roads and reconstruction of 479 bridges. Road development projects would play a key role in providing employment opportunities and rural connectivity to ports and industrial hubs, across the state. This will also help realise social development from the financial support from New Development Bank. In November last year, the state government, Centre and New Development Bank entered into an agreement for sanction of a loan. The two mega projects include AP mandal connectivity, rural connectivity improvement project and AP roads and bridges reconstruction project, each costing `32 bn. The share of NDB will be 70 per cent with the state bearing the remaining 30 per cent.

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