The government is constructing several greenfield expressway projects totalling 10,000 km across the country at a cost of Rs 4.5 lakh crore, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said Monday.
The road blockade began at 11 am and continued till 4 pm. Farmers holding black flags and wearing black armbands and some women protesters with black dupattas shouted slogans against the BJP-led government for not acceding to their demands. Protesters in Sonipat and Jhajjar districts and some other places brought their tractor-trolleys and other vehicles and parked them in the middle of the KMP Expressway in some stretches. The Haryana Police had made arrangements for traffic diversions and deployed adequate personnel. The call for blocking the expressway was given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of protesting farmer unions which is spearheading the agitation against the legislations.
The farmers have blocked Western Peripheral Expressway in Kundli, Sonipat following their announcement of blocking the Expressway on Saturday for five hours from 11 am-4 pm. The 136-km-long Western Peripheral Expressway, also known as Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway is facing a five-hour blockade, called by farmers to mark the 100th day of their protest against farm laws. Farmers marched on the expressway while carrying farmer unions flags in their hands. Few farmers were also seen on tractors. They were also raising slogans against the government. The farmers protest against the Central government s three farm laws has entered its 100th day on Saturday. The protesting farmer unions have decided to observe March 6 as Black Day .
Dilip Buildcon rose 3.43% to Rs 651.75 after the company said it was declared as the lowest (L1) bidder for two tenders floated by the National Highways Authority of India on hybrid annuity basis (HAM) in Karnataka.The scope of first project involves four laning Bangalore to Malur section of Bangalore Chennai Expressway on HAM under Bharatmala Pariyojna. The bid project cost is Rs 1,160 crore and it is to be completed in 24 months. The length of the project is 27.10 kilometre with an operation period of 15 years.
The second project is for four laning of expressway from Malur to Bangarpet on Bangalore Chennai Expressway on HAM under Bharatmala Pariyojna. The bid project cost is Rs 1279 crore and the project is to be completed in 24 months. The length of project is 27.10 kilometres with an operation period of 15 years.
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