India and the World Bank have signed a loan agreement for the construction of the Green National Highway Corridors Project in four States.
* These States are Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
* The agreement has been signed for the construction of 781 kilometers in these States, with loan assistance of 500 million dollars.
* In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said, the total project cost is over seven thousand 662 crore rupees.
* The objective of the Green National Highway Corridors Project is to demonstrate safe and green highways keeping in view climate resilience and use of green technologies.
Source : AIR