Gadkari to lay foundation of ₹436-crore elevated corridor in Puducherry
File picture: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will lay the foundation stone for a ₹436-crore, four-km elevated corridor linking the Indira Gandhi Square and the Rajiv Gandhi Square here on Monday during his visit to the Union Territory, officials said.
Gadkari, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways, will dedicate to the nation three national highway projects worth over ₹2,000 crore, besides improvement works on a 14-km stretch of the East Coast Road involving an investment of Rs 25 crore, they said.
The minister will also inaugurate the 38-km four-lane Puducherry-Poondiankuppam section of National Highway 32, developed at a cost of ₹1,588 crore, officials said.
Puducherry Lt Governor K Kailashnathan, Chief Minister N Rangasamy, Union Minister L Murugan, Tamil Nadu PWD Minister E V Velu, Puducherry ministers and Speaker R Selvam would participate in the event.
Published on October 13, 2025
