SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, April 3 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release:

Jalori Jot Tunnel alignment completed and DPR under construction Public Works Minister Vikramaditya Singh today here said that the Union Government has sanctioned Rs. 267 crore for various projects, including national highways in Himachal Pradesh. He stated that a total capital expenditure request of Rs. 1,400 crore was submitted to the Union Government for the financial year 2025-26 and out of which Rs. 267 crore has been released in the first phase.

The Minister said that he had personally raised the matter with Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on multiple occasions t...