New Delhi, March 9 -- The Centre has approved Rs 1404.94 crore for the widening and strengthening project of the Rafiabad Kupwara Chowkibal Tangdhar Chamkot section of National Highway-701 in Jammu and Kashmir, Road Transport Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday.

He said in a social media post that the initiative, executed under Project Beacon in Baramulla Kupwara districts on EPC Mode under Package I, aims to transform the 51 Km route into 2 lanes with Paved, Shoulder.

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