Bharatmala Project is a project related to road and highway sponsored by the Government of India. It will be financed by the Central Government. Under this ambitious project, all existing highway projects will be covered. It is known that the National Highway Development Project (NHDP) will also be included which is the central government's freelancing project.
The Bharatmala project will be started from Gujarat and Rajasthan. Rajasthan from Punjab and beyond then all Himalayan states will be covered under it. Under Bharatmala, special attention will be given to the North-Eastern states as well as remote rural areas and tribal and backward areas.
Government's recent announcement in context of Bharatmalan project:-
Recently, the Government has announced to set up a vast network of roads under the Bharatmala project.
The first phase of the Bharatmala project will be started in 2017-18, which will be completed in 2021-22.
Construction of 34800 km long roads under Bharatmala has been announced. For this, the government has announced to provide 5.35 lakh crore rupees.
Under the Bharatmala project, 'Green-Express Expressway', Economic Corridor and Border Roads have been announced.
How will the Bharatmala project strengthen the infrastructure?
Under the Bharatmala project, highways and expressways will be constructed at unprecedented levels in the country. This will strengthen the road infrastructure.
The Bharatmala project will be implemented exclusively in the remote and remote areas of the country, which will strengthen the weak infrastructure of these areas.
This project will strengthen the road infrastructure, which will lead to economic development. On the other hand, this economic development will pave the way for the overall development of the country's infrastructure.
Conclusion:
It can be concluded that Bharatmala project is the ambitious road and highway construction project of the Government of India. This will help in strengthening the infrastructure of the country, which will pave the way for economic development.
