NewzVille Desk
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi today approved the widening and strengthening of existing 2-Lane to 2-Lane with Paved Shoulder on NH-326 in the State of Odisha under NH(O) on EPC mode.
The upgradation will provide direct and improved connectivity from Mohana–Koraput into major economic and logistics corridors — linking with NH-26, NH-59, NH-16 and the Raipur–Visakhapatnam corridor and improving last-mile access to Gopalpur port, Jeypore airport and several railway stations.
The corridor connects important industrial and logistic nodes like JK Paper, Mega Food Park, NALCO, IMFA, Utkal Alumina, Vedanta, HAL and education/tourism hubs like Central University of Odisha, Koraput Medical College, Taptapani, Rayagada, thereby facilitating faster freight movement, reducing travel time and enabling regional economic development.
The project, with a total capital cost of Rs.1,526.21 crore, will make travel faster, safer, and more reliable, resulting in overall development of southern Odisha
