New Delhi, April 9 -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved the Construction of a six-lane Zirakpur Bypass starting from the Junction with NH-7 (Zirakpur-Patiala) and ending at the Junction with NH-5 (Zirakpur-Parwanoo), with a total length of 19.2 km, in the State of Punjab and Haryana under NH(O) on Hybrid Annuity Mode.

According to the CCEA, the total capital cost of the project is Rs 1878.31 crore.

The Zirakpur Bypass starts from the junction with NH-7 (Chandigarh-Bathinda) in Zirakpur and follows the Punjab Government Master Plan. It terminates at the junction with NH-5 (Zirakpur-Parwanoo) in Panchkula, Haryana, thus avoiding the highly urbanized and congested stretch of Zirakpur in Punjab and Panch...