Union Minister Nitin Gadkari is on a visit to Uttarakhand on 13 February. Here he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of NHAI projects worth Rs 4,750 crore. Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 38 National Highway projects with an investment of more than Rs 6,900 crore in Tanakpur (Champawat) and Haridwar. During this time, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was also present with him. Minister Nitin Gadkari wrote on social media X, widening of Kathgodam to Nainital road with 2-lane paved shoulder will improve connectivity to Nainital-Manaskhand temples. With the 4-lane widening of Kashipur to Ramnagar road, it will be easier for tourists to reach Jim Corbett National Park and Manaskhand temples. The 2-lane widening of Kangarchina to Almora road will not only increase the number of tourists going to Bageshwar but will also save their time. 2-lane widening and rehabilitation of Kanda Marg from Udiyari Band on National Highway 309A will facilitate access to Bagnath and Baijnath temples in Bageshwar. Also, the difficult journey from Bageshwar to Pithoragarh will be better, safer and time saving.
