India inks $500 mn 'green highway' project with World Bank

The World Bank and the Government of India on Tuesday inked a pact for a $500-million project to build safe and green national highway corridors, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said.

The highway corridors will be developed in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.

The Green National Highways Corridors Project will support the construction of 783 km of highways by integrating safe and green technology designs such as local and marginal materials, industrial byproducts, and other bioengineering solutions. The project will enhance the capacity of the government in mainstreaming safety and green technologies.