India, Sept. 10 -- The Delhi government on Tuesday announced that the Centre has approved Rs.803.4 crore for the upgradation of key arterial roads and flyovers across the Capital, marking what officials described as one of the largest coordinated infrastructure drives in recent years.

Among the prominent stretches identified for upgradation are sections of the Ring Road, AIIMS-Ashram corridor, Mathura Road, ISBT Kashmiri Gate-Wazirabad, Vivek Vihar-GT Road, Dwarka Approach Road, Rani Jhansi Road, and Delhi University's Chhatra Marg. Strengthening of flyovers at Rani Jhansi and Wazirabad has also been approved.

Funds for more than 140 projects have been sanctioned by the Union ministry of road transport and highways under the Central Roa...