Centre gives nod to 6,418 km of road construction in Arunachal.

The Union Road Transport and Highways (RTH) Ministry has approved road construction of 6,418 km under Special Accelerated Road Development Project-North East for implementation of Phase A and the Arunachal Pradesh package of roads and highways.

'Of the 10,141 km stretch of road included under the ministrys SARDP-NE, 6418 km have been approved by the Centre for implementation under Phase A and the Arunachal Pradesh package of roads and highways, while the remaining 3,723 km have been approved for preparation of detailed project report under Phase B of the programme,' Union Minister of State for RTH Sarvey Sathyanarayana said in reply to a query by Lok Sabha member Takam Sanjoy, official sources said.

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