India, Feb. 15 -- The Union Cabinet on Friday approved a series of infrastructure projects, an urban challenge fund and a fund for startups. The total approved outlay is pegged at about INR 1,60,504 crore.

A significant portion of the approvals is directed at improving mobility, connectivity, logistics efficiency. Among the approved projects is the country's first underwater twin tube road-cum-rail tunnel project in Assam. The project is expected to enhance connectivity for Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and other Northeast region.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a INR 18,662-crore project to construct a four-lane access-controlled greenfield corridor between Gohpur and Numaligarh, featuring India's first road...