India, April 9 -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of a 6-lane Zirakpur Bypass starting from the junction at NH-7 (Zirakpur-Patiala) and ending at the NH-5 junction (Zirakpur-Parwanoo) at a cost of Rs.1,878.31 crore.

The 19.2-km-long stretch, spanning Punjab and Haryana, will be built on hybrid annuity mode as part of the PM Gatishakti National Master Plan, the government said.

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the project is the first of several road projects that will eventually turn into a Ring Road around the nearby urban areas.

The Zirakpur Bypass starts from the junction at NH-7 (Chandigarh-Bathinda) in Zirakpur and terminates at the NH-5 ...