India, Sept. 10 -- The Central Government has approved a fund request of Rs 803 crore to take up 152 road-related projects across Delhi. The funds have been approved under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF).
Earlier, in July, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta had requested the funds during a high-level meeting chaired by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari.
"The competent authority in this ministry has agreed to approve the work listed to an amount of Rs 803.39 crore to meet the cost of work debitable to the allocations of the Government of NCT of Delhi under the CRIF Act, 2000," the letter issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, accessed said
Some of the longest stretches for which funds hav...