CCEA backs India road projects worth US$850.75mn in Assam, Madhya Pradesh

India's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved four road projects worth a combined US$850.75 million (INR 46.20bn) in Assam and Madhya Pradesh. The projects involve the widening of stretches of National Highways 37 (NH 37) under the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for India’s North Eastern Region (SARDP-NE).
April 10, 2013 Read time: 1 min
895 India's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved four road projects worth a combined US$850.75 million (INR 46.20bn) in Assam and Madhya Pradesh.

The projects involve the widening of stretches of National Highways 37 (NH 37) under the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for India’s North Eastern Region (SARDP-NE).

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