Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inauguration India’s first eight-lane Dwarka Expressway in Haryana’s Gurugram. Spanning across 19 km, the Haryana section of the Dwarka Expressway, has been built at a cost of Rs 4,100 crore.
“Today is an important day for connectivity across India. At around 12 noon today, 112 National Highways, spread across different states, will be dedicated to the nation or their foundation stones would be laid. The Haryana Section of Dwarka Expressway will be inaugurated. These projects will boost economic growth and are also in line with our efforts to build next-generation infrastructure,” PM Modi wrote on X, sharing pictures of the Dwarka Expressway.
The prime minister said that the inauguration of Haryana section of the Dwarka Expressway and the launch of 112 National Highway projects mark a milestone in the country’s infrastructure development.
Today is an important day for connectivity across India. At around 12 noon today, 112 National Highways, spread across different states, will be dedicated to the nation or their foundation stones would be laid. The Haryana Section of Dwarka Expressway will be inaugurated. These… pic.twitter.com/7uS1ETc8lj
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 11, 2024
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, who accompanied PM Modi during the inauguration event, termed it “a modern expressway of modern India”.
Sharing a drone video of the expressway, Gadkari said, “Dwarka Expressway is the picture of New India.”