Hyderabad, March 21 -- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari revealed that Telangana has been granted Rs 2,288 crores for the construction of 1,109.04 kilometers of national highways under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) over the past five years.

This information was shared in response to a question posed by BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, March 20.

In addition to this funding, Gadkari mentioned that Rs 432.84 crores have been allocated for five road-over-bridges (ROBs) in the 2022-23 fiscal year.

From 2019 to 2024, Telangana has collected Rs 1,433.82 crores from CRIF, with Rs 1,391.50 crores already disbursed.

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