New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Centre cleared Rs 8307.74 crore Bhubaneshwar six-lane capital region ring road project

The BJP leader said that the project will be a very "big step" towards a "developed Odisha" and a "developed India".

"I express my gratitude to PM Modi on behalf of the 4.5 crore people of Odisha. The much-desired Capital Region Ring Road will be a six-lane superhighway of 111 kms at a cost of approximately Rs 8,377 crores. It will be an access-controlled highway. This will be a very big step towards the reconstruction of Odisha, towards a developed Odisha and a developed India...," the minister told reporters here.

He alle...