Odisha Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Wednesday said the Union Finance Ministry has approved Rs 8,300 crore for the Rameshwar-Paradip coastal highway in the state.

Speaking to reporters, he said around 60 to 70 per cent of the land acquisition for the project is complete.

“The Appraisal Committee of the Ministry of Finance has approved the alignment of the route from Rameshwar to Paradip and also approved Rs 8,300 crore for the purpose. The approval of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs is pending. After it gives the approval, the NHAI will float a tender for the construction,” he said.

It will be a four-lane road between Rameshwar and Konark, and a two-lane road from Konark to Paradip, he added.

Harichandan said the 346-km highway will eventually connect Digha in West B

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