The total length of the project is about 453 km, Road Transport and Highways Secretary, Sanjay Mitra said. Of these, nine will be implemented in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) mode, one in BOT (Toll) mode and one in 

 

hybrid annuity mode, he said.

 

The ministry also approved four road overbridges (ROBs) involving a total cost of Rs 683 crore. The ROB are part of government’s Setu Bharatam project. The NHAI projects approved include two four-laning of BRT Tiger Reserve boundary to 

 

Bengaluru section of NH-209 in Karnataka. This will be built on Hybrid Annuity Mode under NHDP Phase-IV at a cost of Rs 1,253.51 crore. 

 

Another project pertains to four-laning of Nerchwok-Pandoh, including Pandoh bypass section of NH-21 on EPC mode in Himachal Pradesh under NHDP-IV B at a cost of Rs 1,273.71 crore. 

 

The other highway project is four-laning of Takoli-Kullu section of NH-21 on EPC mode in Himachal Pradesh under NHDP phase-IV B at a cost of Rs 742.40 crore. Besides, projects like four-laning of Saoner bypass on Saoner-Dhapewada 

 

Gondkhairi Road on NH-547 E in Maharashtra on EPC mode, among others, were also approved.