AGARTALA: Tripura chief minister Dr Manik Saha revealed on Monday (March 04) that the state administration has forwarded a proposal to the central government, urging the addition of four additional roads in Tripura to the list of national highways.
Speaking during the second day of the budget session in the Tripura legislative assembly, CM Saha highlighted that Tripura presently boasts six national highways spanning a total length of 923.31 km.
In his capacity as the minister of public works department (PWD) for Tripura, CM Saha affirmed, “A proposal has been dispatched to the central government seeking the designation of four more roads within the state as National Highways.”
The Tripura chief minister delineated the four roads earmarked for potential inclusion: Kamalpur-Santirbazar (NH-8) via Ambassa, Gandacherra, Amarpur (NH-208) covering a distance of 148 km; Champaknagar (Jirania) to Udaipur via Khumulwng (NH-8) and Jampuijala, spanning 40 km; Amarpur to Udaipur, stretching over 24 km; and Shantirbazar to Belonia, extending 17.25 km.
These roads have been provisionally declared as national highways.
Saha further disclosed that the state currently hosts 21 state highways, totalling 1057.45 km in length.