<span style="color: #222222;">A total of 322 projects in a length of 12 thousand 413 Kilometers have been awarded under Bharatmala Pariyojana till August this year. The Road Transport and Highways Ministry said around three thousand kilometers has been constructed under the Project. The Ministry has taken up a detailed review of National Highways network and has given overall investment approval for Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase I Scheme for development of over 34 thousand kilometers at an estimated outlay of five lakh 35 thousand crore rupees.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that Bharatmala Pariyojana is an umbrella program for the highways sector that focuses on optimizing efficiency of freight and passenger movement across the country by bridging critical infrastructure gaps through effective interventions like development of Economic Corridors, Inter Corridors and Feeder Routes.</span><br />