How Amritsar-Jamnagar Highway will affect western Rajasthan?

Updated: Mar 12th, 2024

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Rajasthan deputy chief minister Diya Kumari said the Amritsar-Jamnagar Economic Corridor, whose two packages were inaugurated by PM Modi on Mar 11, will open new opportunities for the economic development of her entire state, especially its western border districts. 

Deputy CM Diya Kumari, who attended the programme via video-conferencing, said that the districts of Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Barmer, and Jalore have direct connectivity with the major industrial cities of Punjab and Gujarat.

This will boost tourism and exports, along with industrial development and create new employment opportunities, she said, adding that with the increase in hotels, restaurants and other business activities along the route, local people will get employment and their income will increase.

The state has benefited from many important national highway projects including the Delhi-Mumbai Vadodara Expressway and the Amritsar-Jamnagar Corridor.

The 917-km long 6-lane access-controlled Amritsar-Jamnagar Economic Corridor is being developed at a cost of approximately ₹22,500 crore, connecting Amritsar to the port city of Jamnagar. As much as 637 km of it is passing through Hanumangarh, Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Barmer, and Jalore districts of the state. This project has 23 packages in Rajasthan.

After completion of work, 18 packages of 502 km length have been dedicated to the nation. On Mar 11, the Prime Minister inaugurated 2 packages (Dabwali, Sirsa-Pilibanga, Hanumangarh) of this project - 53 km in length and costing ₹1,799 crore.

(Source: IANS)

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