Minister for Roads and Buildings Dharmana Krishna Das has said that a proposal was submitted to widen roads in a stretch of 260 km as part of seven projects at a cost of Rs 1,700 crore this year.
According to sources, a decision, in principle, had been taken by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to lay 11 roads in a stretch of 717 km in the State as national highways.
The government had sought the development of 17 roads in a stretch of 1,612 km in the State at national highways.