Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Raipur on Friday (7th July 2023) where he will lay the foundation stone for three national highway projects for the Chhattisgarh section of the six-lane greenfield Raipur-Visakhapatnam corridor.

A key component of these highways will be a 2.8-kilometre tunnel with 27 animal passes and 17 monkey canopies to ensure unrestricted wildlife movement in the Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary area.

"It has been the vision of Prime Minister Modi to minimise the impact of highway development on wildlife," said an official.

Putting in such infrastructure for the safe passage of wild animals has been integrated into many highway development projects across India..

Source : IndiaToday