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Bids invited for 54 km stretch of Varanasi-Kolkata corridor
The 610-km-long Varanasi-Kolkata corridor is an access-controlled expressway connecting Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Ranchi, Jharkhand, and Kolkata, West Bengal.
The expressway under Bharatmala Pariyojna (BMP) Phase 2 is intended to provide high-speed connectivity to the country's northern and eastern regions. The expressway runs from the junction of National Highway (NH)-19 and Varanasi Ring Road (near Rewasa village) to NH-16 near Uluberia in the West Bengal district of Howrah.
It will cover a distance of 22 km in Uttar Pradesh, 159 km in Bihar, 187 km in Jharkhand and 242 km in West Bengal.
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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has invited bids for a six-lane greenfield expressway connecting Varanasi, Ranchi, and Kolkata. The 610-km-long Varanasi-Kolkata corridor is an access-controlled expressway connecting Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Ranchi, Jharkhand, and Kolkata, West Bengal. The expressway under Bharatmala Pariyojna (BMP) Phase 2 is intended to provide high-speed connectivity to the country's northern and eastern regions. The expressway runs from the junction of National Highway (NH)-19 and Varanasi Ring Road (near Rewasa village) to NH-16 near Uluberia in the West Bengal district of Howrah. It will cover a distance of 22 km in Uttar Pradesh, 159 km in Bihar, 187 km in Jharkhand and 242 km in West Bengal. Also Read India unveils low emission development strategy at COP27 Urban infrastructure needs to cross $840 billion: World Bank Report