CCEA Clears ₹11,000 Crore Highways and Brahmaputra Tunnel
Why in the news
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the CCEA meeting that sanctioned road works worth more than ₹11,000 crore and a pioneering tunnel project in Assam.
Key facts
| State | Project |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | NH-160A upgrade on the Ghoti–Trimbak–Jawhar–Manor–Palghar route |
| Gujarat | Four-laning of NH-56 sections under Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) |
| Telangana | NH-167 widening over 80.01 km, Gudebellur to Mahbubnagar |
- Combined value: over ₹11,000 crore across three States.
- Brahmaputra tunnel in Assam: the country’s first underwater twin-tube road-cum-rail link, estimated at ₹18,662 crore.
- Purpose: better Northeast connectivity.
Exam angle
- Approving body: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, headed by the Prime Minister.
- Gujarat’s NH-56 work follows the Hybrid Annuity Mode.